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CAPE FOX TO HAMPDEN FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING

Start Time: January 22, 2024 10:00 am

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all fixed gear capelin and herring harvesters from Cape Fox to Hampden at the Deer Lake Motel on Monday, Jan 22 at 10 AM. A small pelagics committee member will be elected at this meeting.

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.