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Shrimp Prices 2012

Shrimp prices have been decided for the Spring 2012. The Standing Fish Price-Setting Panel sided with the FFAW’s position. Prices will be in effect from the start of the season until June 23, 2012.

SizeCategoriesPlantPriceTruckedPrice
2 – 2.90.2530.223
3 – 3.90.4280.398
4 – 4.90.5230.493
5 – 5.90.6190.589
6 – 6.90.7290.699
7 – 7.90.7820.752
8 – 8.90.8370.807
9 – 9.90.9180.888
10+0.9720.942

Blended plant price $0.672 based on Fall 2011 size distribution.

SizeCategoriesPlantPriceTruckedPrice
2 – 2.90.2530.223
3 – 3.90.4280.398
4 – 4.90.5230.493
5 – 5.90.6190.589
6 – 6.90.7290.699
7 – 7.90.7820.752
8 – 8.90.8370.807
9 – 9.90.9180.888
10 +0.9720.942

Blended plant price $0.64 based on Summer 2011 size distribution.

Size (Grams)Landed at Plant ($lb)Trucked ($lb)
2 – 2.9$0.297$0.267
3 – 3.9$0.502$0.472
4 – 4.9$0.614$0.584
5 – 5.9$0.726$0.696
6 – 6.9$0.855$0.825
7 – 7.9$0.917$0.887
8 – 8.9$0.981$0.951
9 – 9.9$1.077$1.047
10 +$1.140$1.110

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.