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Legal Support Services Now Available
April 14, 2021

With the new federal owner-operator regulations in place, FFAW acknowledges that harvesters may have questions and circumstances that they now have to address.

FFAW has established a Legal Support Service that provides harvesters with 1 hour of free legal advice to discuss any issues that they now face with respect to their licenses.

After 1 hour the cost of the legal service rests with the harvester.

This service is provided by O’Dea Earle Law Office with the following members of their legal team:
Thomas Johnson, Q.C.: (709) 793-3335 | tjohnson@odeaearle.ca
Kyle Rees: (709) 726-6551 | krees@odeaearle.ca

We have spoken to some harvesters who are being asked to sign new agreements, and are being refused bait unless they do so.

We recommend that you do not sign any agreement without first consulting with a lawyer.

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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.