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Company Cartel Continues: ASP Refuses Release of Deloitte Calculation Ahead of Arbitration

January 24, 2026 / ,
FFAW-Unifor is calling on the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) to stop hiding behind excuses and immediately agree to release the full Deloitte crab price calculation, including all sales of
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3L SMALL SUPP CRAB VOTE FOR BUDDY UP

January 23, 2026 / ,
The 3L Small Supplementary Crab fleet has expressed interest in introducing buddy-up to this fishery. An e-vote is currently taking place among license holders, and if the majority votes in
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FFAW TO MEET WITH ASP AND PREMIER TUESDAY EVENING

January 19, 2026 / ,
A meeting has been confirmed for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 20 at 5pm with the Union, ASP, and Premier Tony Wakeham. An update will be provided following the meeting.
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MESSAGE FOR PLANT WORKERS: STABILITY FOR ALL

January 16, 2026 / ,
We know plant workers are concerned, and we hear you. This is not about fish harvesters vs plant workers. What’s happening right now isn’t about one group or one issue.
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PREMIER WAKEHAM HEARS HARVESTER CONCERNS, COMMITS TO FINDING WAY FORWARD

January 13, 2026 / ,
ST. JOHN’S, NL – This evening, members of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with Premier Tony Wakeham, Minister Loyola O’Driscoll, and Minister Mike Goosney to hear the province’s
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FFAW Meets with Provincial Government: Tuesday Deadline for Intervention 

January 9, 2026 /
January 9, 2026  ST. JOHN’S, NL – For over five hours today, representatives of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with government to discuss the crisis currently facing NL’s fishing
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COMMUNITIES ROBBED OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS; ASP CARTEL WILL BE STOPPED 

January 8, 2026 / ,
ST. JOHN’S, NL – With this afternoon’s news of a $0.28 snow crab rebate, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for immediate justice and change.  “The rebate announced
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2025 SNOW CRAB REBATE RESULTS

January 8, 2026 / ,
This afternoon, auditors with Deloitte finished their analysis to determine the end of season settlement payment for snow crab. The news comes over two months after the receipt submission deadline.
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CRAB REBATE UPDATE

December 17, 2025 / ,
We know the impatience with this crab rebate process is past the boiling point. We’re hearing it every minute of every day. The money that should be in your pockets
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YOUNG HARVESTERS COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

November 27, 2025 / ,
Dec. 2025 to Dec. 2028 Term The nomination process is now open for the FFAW’s Young Harvester Committee. The Young Harvesters Committee is a space for harvesters around the province
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UPDATE ON CRAB FINAL PAYOUT

November 17, 2025 / ,
In April, FFAW won the Panel decision on crab, but now ASP is attempting to draw the union into an arbitration which would see rebate payments delayed to harvesters, allowing
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FFAW-Unifor Expresses Deep Concern Over Baltic III Wreck as Vessel Further Deteriorates Off Cedar Cove

November 13, 2025 /
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is expressing serious concern following reports that the MSC Baltic III has sustained further structural damage and deterioration
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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.