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FFAW’s Science team is composed of 4 full-time and dozens of seasonal staff committed to conducting science work on behalf of our members, for the betterment of the inshore fishery in our province. Our Science team fills the gaps left by government and advocates.

2022 Highlights

14 assessment meeting
25 tonnes of gear
230 vessels
2475 Fish Tagged
1476 survey stations

Fisheries Science

Latest News

LOBSTER COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING FOR 14B- NEW DATE NOTICE

CRAB COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETINGS

GULF GROUND FISH COMMITTEE NOTICE

Notice to Fish Harvesters – MOBILE GEAR HERRING OPENING IN HERRING FISHING AREA 9 and 10 for GROUP A – nf.26.017

3L Cod Fleet Meetings

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.