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Lobster Prices 2012 – NL

EFFECTIVE  DATE         AVERAGE MARKETPRICE (USD)EXCHANGERATEAVERAGE MARKETPRICE (CAD)MINIMUMSHORE PRICE
Sun. April 15-Sat. April 21$6.850.9936$6.81$4.59
Sun. April 22-Sat. April 28$6.700.9854$6.60$4.43
Sun. April 29-Sat. May 5$6.380.9893$6.31$4.20
Sun. May 6-Sat. May 12$6.100.9997$6.10$4.03
Sun. May 13-Sat. May 19$6.081.0131$6.15$4.07
Sun. May 20-Sat. May 26$6.101.0247$6.25$4.15
Sun. May 27-Sat. June 2$6.081.0321$6.27$4.17
Sun. June 3-Sat. June 9$5.801.0321$5.99$3.94
Sun. June 10-Sat. June16$5.751.0249$5.89$3.88
Sun. June 17-Sat. June 23$5.681.0248$5.82$3.82
Sun. June 24-Sat. June 30$5.601.0238$5.73$3.76
Sun. July 1-Sat. July 7$5.601.0161$5.69$3.73
Sun. July 8- Sat. July 14$5.701.0176$5.80$3.81

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.