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Squid Prices 2016

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Squid Prices 2016

The minimum price for round squid in 2016 is 70 cents per pound for round squid; for premium tubed squid the price is to be above 70 cents per pound and negotiated between the buyer and harvester.

The 2016 price is a record high for squid in this province. This is the second year in a row that squid prices jumped significantly. In 2015 the minimum price increased by 15 cents from 40 cents to 55 cents. This year is has increased by a further 15 cents 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.