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Shrimp Prices 2016

This price represents a rollover from the summer price of $1.40, with the fall increase accounting for the bigger shrimp that is landed in the fall. The price was set by the Panel, which accepted the FFAW price offer over the ASP price offer of $1.20. The Union’s success at the Panel secured several million dollars in extra revenue for shrimp harvesters.

SizeDistributionPlant
CategoriesSpring 2016Price
2 – 2.93.74%0.498
3 – 3.98.89%0.842
4 – 4.910.79%1.029
5 – 5.910.22%1.217
6 – 6.99.49%1.433
7 – 7.912.37%1.538
8 – 8.915.18%1.645
9 – 9.913.07%1.806
10+16.25%1.911
Fall Price1.45

Shrimp Prices Spring 2016

Size CategoriesPlant Price ($)
2 – 2.90.451
3 – 3.90.763
4 – 4.90.932
5 – 5.91.102
6 – 6.91.298
7 – 7.91.391
8 – 8.91.490
9 – 9.91.632
10+1.676
 Minimum Price$1.22/lb

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

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.