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IMPACT ASSESSMENT AGENCY HOSTING IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND
October 24, 2023

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Government of Canada) and their Regional Assessment Committee for Offshore Wind Development is hosting in-person engagement sessions on the Burin and Connaigre Peninsula and West Coast of Newfoundland in the coming weeks. FFAW members are encouraged to attend. Times and specific locations have yet to be announced, but members interested in attending should monitor their emails. As soon as details are announced, they will be circulated. For more information, please contact Energy Industry Liaison, Katie Power at 709-576-7276 ext 221 or kpower@ffaw.ca

Meeting date to be announced.

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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.