Meeting in Grand Bank
Grand Bank
Start Time: March 16, 2022 9:00 am
FFAW is holding a general membership meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 10am am in Grand Bank at the Lions Club in Grand Bank.
FFAW is holding a general membership meeting on Wednesday, March 16 at 10am am in Grand Bank at the Lions Club in Grand Bank.
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.