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Lobster Prices 2013 – NL

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EFFECTIVE DATEAVERAGE MARKET PRICE (USD)EXCHANGE RATEAVERAGE MARKET PRICE (CDN)MINIMUM SHORE PRICE
 Sun April 14 – Sat April 20$7.60 $1.0243$7.78$5.37
 Sun April 21 – Sat April 27 $6.675$1.0220$6.822$4.61
 Sun April 28 – Sat May 4$5.85$1.0094$5.90$3.88
 Sun May 5 – Sat May 11 $5.225 $1.0073$5.263$3.43
 Sun May 12 – Sat May 18$4.975$1.0200$5.075$3.30
 Sun May 19 – Sat May 25$5.00$1.0309$4.850$3.25
 Sun May 26 – Sat June 1$4.70$1.0356$4.867$3.25
 Sun June 2 – Sat June 8$4.475$1.0281$4.601$3.25
 Sun June 9 – Sat June 15$4.350$1.0185$4.430$3.25
 Sun June 16 – Sat June 22$4.350$1.0319$4.489$3.25
 Sun June 23 – Sat June 29$4.850$1.0498$5.092$3.31
 Sun June 30 – Sat July 6$3.70$1.0542$3.901$3.25
 Sun July 7 – Sat July 13$3.70$1.0457$3.869$3.25

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.