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Meeting for all 3K Snow Crab Harvesters on Wednesday March 13

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Meeting for all 3K Snow Crab Harvesters on Wednesday March 13
March 11, 2019
03/11/2019
FFAW-Unifor snow crab fleet chairs from 3K will meet with DFO Management this afternoon, Monday March 11.
FFAW is holding a meeting for ALL 3K SNOW CRAB harvesters on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 at 11 am the Mount Peyton Hotel in Grand Falls Windsor.
DFO’s suggestion of a 30%-plus cut in 3K is extreme and inconsistent with what was outlined in the science stock assessment. The proposal threatens the economic sustainability of hundreds of inshore enterprises and highlights DFO’s lack of respect towards harvesters’ knowledge when it comes to fisheries science and management.
The Department must take a more holistic approach to fisheries management, taking into consideration the ecosystem transition and accompanying transition for inshore fish harvesters, plant workers and their communities. On Wednesday, fleet chairs will update harvesters on the meeting with DFO and next steps FFAW is taking to ensure harvesters voices are heard.
All harvesters are encouraged to attend.

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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.