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AREA 4 CRAB MEETING IN MUSGRAVE HARBOUR ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

Start Time: March 6, 2024 10:00 am

There will be an Area 4 fleet meeting at the Musgrave Harbour Fire Hall on Wednesday, March 6 at 10 AM. Non-crab issues will be covered as well, including election for a seat on the LFA 4B lobster committee. All harvesters are encouraged to attend. 

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.