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LARGE SUPP AND FULL TIME CRAB FLEET MEETING
Start Time: February 27, 2024 1:30 pm

FFAW will be holding a meeting for ALL Crab Harvesters in the Large Supp and Full Time Crab Fleet on Tuesday Feb. 27th at 1:30pm at the Fairfield in St. John’s, NL.

A Brief Market Update and the previous and upcoming crab seasons will be discussed. This will include a discussion on the Strategic Team Review Report released in November and a brief overview of science.

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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.