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Community Meetings For 3Ps Sea Cucumber License & Permit Holders

Southern Harbour | Lawn | Placentia
Start Time: June 9, 2021 6:00 pm

Please note the following upcoming Community Meetings for sea cucumber license and permit holders in 3Ps:

Southern Harbour – Wednesday June 9th; 7PM – Rec Centre, New Building

Lawn – Thursday June 10th; 7PM – Shamrock Lounge

Placentia – Friday, June 11th; 1 pm – Art Centre

Masks are required to attend all meetings. Dwan Street, Staff Representative, and Robert Keenan, Secretary-Treasurer, will be in attendance.

Should you have any questions, please contact the St. John’s office at (709) 576-7276.

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.