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REMINDER: FLEET VOTES CLOSE MONDAY, JANUARY 5th at 4 PM

January 2, 2026

The following fleet votes are taking place:

3K 

– CMA 3C, pot limit 

– CMA 3K4, buddy-up 

– LFA 3, buddy-up

– LFA 4A, buddy-up 

– LFA 4B, buddy-up 

3L 

– LFA 5, buddy-up 

-LFA 6, buddy-up 

– CMA 8A, pot limit 

– LFA 9, buddy-up 

3Ps 

– LFA 10, buddy-up 

– CMA 10A, pot limit 

– Supplementary fleet, buddy-up

Additional information about the votes is available at ffaw.ca/vote2025

For questions about the voting options, contact your Staff Representative.

For questions about the voting process, call (709) 743-5220.

Voting is open until 4:00 PM on Monday, January 5, 2026. Results will be released that evening.

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.