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GOVERNMENT OF NL FILES INJUNCTION AGAINST DEMONSTRATING HARVESTERS

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GOVERNMENT OF NL FILES INJUNCTION AGAINST DEMONSTRATING HARVESTERS
March 20, 2024

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has filed a legal interim injunction against fish harvesters protesting outside the Confederation Building in St. John’s. The interim injunction is legally and immediately valid, and therefore FFAW-Unifor President Greg Pretty is advising members to respect the injunction and not prevent anyone coming or going from the Confederation Building, or they may risk being arrested and criminally charged.

Click here to read the injunction.

https://ffaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Scanned-from-a-Xerox-Multifunction-Printer.pdf

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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.