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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING- PLUM POINT

Plum Point
Start Time: April 19, 2023 6:00 pm

FFAW will be holding a meeting for ALL HARVESTERS from Castor River South -St. Barbe. Thursday, April 20 at 7PM in Plum Point at the Plum Point Motel .  Brief Market Update and Outlook for 2023 will be discussed. 4R3PN Staff Representative – Jeff Griffin & Secretary – Treasurer Jason Spingle will be in attendance.

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.