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3K 3C FLEET MEETING

Start Time: February 20, 2024 7:00 pm

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all inshore harvesters in 3C at the Baie Vista on Tuesday, Feb 20 at 7 PM. An election will be held to fill the one vacant seat on the 3C crab committee and members will be elected to the LFA 4A lobster committee at this meeting. ** Addtional meeting locations will be announced in the coming days for 3C**

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.