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Lobster Prices 2015 – NL

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The Lobster Panel has come to an agreement for this year’s lobster prices. There will be a rollover from last year’s schedule based on Urner Barry prices.

EFFECTIVE DATEAVERAGE MARKET PRICE (USD)EXCHANGE RATEAVERAGE MARKET PRICE (CDN)MINIMUM SHORE PRICE
Sun. April 19 to Sat. April 258.6001.220710.498$7.55
Sun. April 26 to Sat. May 28.9501.210310.832$7.82
Sun. May 3 to Sat. May 9 8.1751.20869.880$7.05
Sun. May 10 to Sat. May 166.4001.20217.693$5.30
Sun. May 17 to Sat. May 235.5751.22106.807$4.60
Sun. May 24 to Sat. May 305.3001.24176.581$4.41
Sun. May 31 to Sat. June 65.3001.24616.604$4.43
Sun. June 7 to Sat. June 135.3751.23326.628$4.45
Sun. June 14 to Sat. June 205.9751.2278 7.336$5.02
Sun. June 21 to Sat. June 276.5251.23298.045$5.59
Sun. June 28 to Sat. July 46.9001.25148.634$6.06
Sun. July 5 to Sat. July 117.1501.26849.069$6.41
Sun. July 12 to Sat. July 186.9001.28748.883$6.26
Sun. July 19 to Sat. July 256.9001.30158.980$6.33

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.