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LFA 11 LOBSTER BUDDY UP COUNT RESULTS

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LFA 11 LOBSTER BUDDY UP COUNT RESULTS

Today, Monday March 11, in the presence of FFAW harvesters, the ballots for buddy up in LFA 11 were counted. The results were as follows: Ballots returned: 175 Yes: 98 (56%) No: 77 (44%). These results will be delivered to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and a meeting set to discuss. Thank you to all who voted and to the volunteers who oversaw the count.

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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.