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LFA 4A LOBSTER AND CAPE ST. JOHN TO NORTH HEAD FG PELAGICS FLEET MEETING IN BAIE VERTE

Start Time: November 21, 2024 1:00 pm

There will be a LFA 4A Lobster and FG Pelagics (Cape St. John to North Head) fleet meeting held in Baie Verte on Thursday, November  21st at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Baie Vista. Sherry Glynn, Inshore Director will be in attendance as well as 3K’s new Member Representative, Kim Rose. This would be a great opportunity for our members to meet Kim Rose in person. Lobster and Pelagic meetings for other 3K areas will be announced in the coming weeks as well.

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.