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3L 8A CRAB FLEET MEETING

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3L 8A CRAB FLEET MEETING
Start Time: January 19, 2024 10:00 am

FFAW will be holding a meeting for Inshore crab fishers in Crab Fishing Area 8A.

Friday, Jan. 19 at 10am at the hall in Cape Broyle.

The Precautionary Approach, a Brief Market Update and the previous and upcoming crab seasons will be discussed. Member Representative Miranda Butler and Secretary-Treasurer Jason Spingle will be in attendance.

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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.