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MEDIA ADVISORY: New campaign launches for rural NL

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MEDIA ADVISORY: New campaign launches for rural NL
October 7, 2015
10/07/2015

Join us tomorrow to launch a new campaign for rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

Tomorrow we will hear from FFAW-Unifor and municipal leaders on the importance of supporting a renewed rural Newfoundland and Labrador.

RURAL WORKS is about building a coalition to bring together local governments, businesses, organized labour and other stakeholders with the goal of establishing a vibrant and sustainable rural economy.

The fishery has changed drastically since the cod moratorium. It is now more diverse, more valuable, and more sustainably managed. The fishery has always been a rural industry in NL and it must remain that way into the future, supporting the people and sustaining communities of our province.

WHEN: October 8, 2015 at 10 am
WHERE: FFAW-Unifor, 368 Hamilton Ave., 1st Floor Boardroom

For media inquiries, contact Courtney Pelley, cpelley@ffaw.net or call 709-743-4445.

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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.