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Mackerel Prices 2017

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Mackerel Prices 2017

With strong support and input from the mackerel negotiating committee, FFAW has reached an agreement with ASP on the minimum price of mackerel for the 2017 season.

Under the 2017 mackerel agreement, the following prices will be paid:

  • 200-399 grams – 23 cents (9.5% increase over 2016)
  • 400-599 grams – 28 cents (8% increase over 2016)
  • 600 grams + – 34 cents (3% increase over 2016)

The weighted average for these 3 prices is 26.35 cents. This represents an 8% increase,  which is approximately 2 cents above the 2016 price. The 2017 price is the highest ever negotiated minimum price for mackerel, according to FFAW records.

Mackerel is priced in three sizes: 200-399 grams, 400-599 grams, and 600 grams and greater. The breakdown of the mackerel fishery is generally as follows:

  • 45% – 200-399 grams
  • 45% – 400-599 grams
  • 10% – 600 grams and more

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.