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CAPE JOHN TO NORTH HEAD (SOUTH BROOK) FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING

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CAPE JOHN TO NORTH HEAD (SOUTH BROOK) FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING
South Brook
Start Time: December 13, 2023 1:00 pm

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all fixed gear capelin and herring harvesters in the South Brook area (within the Cape John to North Head area) at the Town Hall in South Brook on Wednesday, Dec 13 at 1 PM. Members will be elected to the Cape John to North Head fixed gear small pelagics committee at this meeting. Please note that meetings will be announced in other locations throughout the Cape John to North Head area in the coming days.

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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.