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Invitation to Attend Lobster Industry Reseach & Innovation Workshop in Corner Brook

November 20, 2018
11/20/2018

Springboard Atlantic and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency are bringing together the lobster industry with the research capacity at Atlantic Canada’s universities and colleges.

Come and tell us what your key challenges are and find out how you can collaborate with researchers to address your needs.

When: December 4, 2018 8:30 am – 1 pm
Where: College of the North Atlantic, Room 2018,
141 O’Connell Dr, Corner Brook, NL

To register and save your spot click this link
Lunch and refreshments will be served.

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.