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Shrimp Prices 2015

Effective Date for Summer Price is from Sunday, June 21 to Saturday, September 12, 2015.

Size CategoriesPlant Price ($)
2 – 2.90.6
3 – 3.91
4 – 4.91.2
5 – 5.91.5
6 – 6.91.7
7 – 7.91.8
8 – 8.92
9 – 9.92.2
10+2.3
 Minimum Price$1.64/lb

Prices for trucked shrimp included in the offer would be 3 cents less per pound.

Shrimp Prices Spring 2015

Size CategoriesPlant Price ($)Trucked Price ($) 
2 – 2.90.5330.503
3 – 3.90.9020.872
4 – 4.91.1021.072
5 – 5.91.3031.273
6 – 6.91.5351.505
7 – 7.91.6451.615
8 – 8.91.7621.732
9 – 9.91.9311.901
10+1.9831.953
 Minimum Price$1.40 $1.37

Blended plant price $1.400 is based on the Spring 2014 size distribution.

Shrimp Prices Fall 2015

Blended plant price $1.79 is based on the Spring 2014 size distribution.

Size CategoriesPlant Price ($)Trucked Price ($) 
2 – 2.90.6230.593
3 – 3.91.0531.023
4 – 4.91.2881.258
5 – 5.91.5231.493
6 – 6.91.7931.763
7 – 7.91.9231.893
8 – 8.92.0582.028
9 – 9.92.2592.229
10+2.3912.361
 Minimum Price$1.79

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.