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Mackerel Prices 2009

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Mackerel Prices 2009

The Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel has made a decision for mackerel prices for 2009. Following a hearing on August 28, the Panel selected the final offer of ASP, which included the following prices:

Size (Grams)        –     Price Per Pound

200 – 399              –     $0.085

400 – 599              –     $0.145

600                       –     $0.19

The arbitration hearing was held after the Union and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) failed to reach agreement on minimum prices for mackerel.

Under the inshore collective bargaining legislation, the Panel was required to decide the matter by final offer selection – in other words, they had to choose either the final offer from the Union or the final offer from ASP.

By law, the Panel’s decision is binding on all companies who buy mackerel in the province. The prices took effect September 2, 2009.

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.