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Government Invests $40 Million in NL Small Craft Harbours

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Government Invests $40 Million in NL Small Craft Harbours
July 5, 2018
07/05/2018

Today, Minister Seamus O’Regan announced on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Dominic Leblanc, the federal government is investing $40 million into small craft harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador this year.

The funding includes a major harbour development investment at the Fort Amherst Small Boat Basin St. John’s. This particular project was initiated by FFAW Inshore Council member and St. John’s Harbour Authority Committee chair Glen Winslow along with committee vice-chair Glen Critch over two years ago after mounting frustrations over gridlock and safety concerns in the small crafts harbour.

“This announcement was a long time coming for our members. We are very pleased to see the upgrades coming to the Fort Amherst harbour, and look forward to seeing what additional improvements will be coming to other small crafts harbours around our province,” said FFAW-Unifor President Keith Sullivan.

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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.