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Funding Approved for 3NO Whelk Exploratory Fishery

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Funding Approved for 3NO Whelk Exploratory Fishery
August 3, 2017
08/03/2017

Funding has been approved under the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources Seafood Innovation and Transition Program to assist with observer coverage fees for the 3NO Whelk Exploratory Fishery.

DFO has provided the list of harvesters who have expressed their intent to participate in this fishery. Harvesters are asked to contact Seawatch to reserve an observer.

FFAW-Unifor thanks the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources for his timely attention to this application and for understanding how important this funding is to harvesters participating in this fishery.

If you have questions, please contact your staff rep or Dwan Street at the St. John’s office (709) 576-7276.

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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.