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MEDIA ADVISORY - FFAW leadership to meet with fisheries minister and federal NL caucus

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MEDIA ADVISORY – FFAW leadership to meet with fisheries minister and federal NL caucus
April 10, 2017
04/10/2017

Today in Ottawa, FFAW-Unifor leadership will meet with the federal Newfoundland and Labrador caucus, as well as the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Dominic LeBlanc. Meetings are expected to conclude at approximately 8:00 pm NL time, and we look forward to briefing media following the conclusion of these meetings.

For inquiries, please contact Courtney Glode at cglode@ffaw.net or 576-7276.

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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.