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3Ps Sea Cucumber License/Permit Holders Meeting

Start Time: November 14, 2023 5:53 am

There will be meetings this week for 3Ps sea cucumber license and permit holders. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and out of an abundance of caution numbers will be kept low.

Wednesday Sept 29

St. Bride’s 10 am ———————- St. Bride’s Recreation Building

Placentia 1 pm ————————- Star of the Sea Hall

Southern Harbour 4 pm ————- Southern Harbour Town Hall

Thursday Sept 30

Grand Bank 10 am ——————- Fortune, NL Fire Hall

Lawn 1 pm —————————– Royal Canadian Legion

Marystown 5 pm ——————— Marystown Hotel & Convention Centre

Friday Oct 1

Petite Forte 10 am —————– South East Bight, Petite Forte Recreation Centre

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.