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Meeting Notice for 3Ps (Placentia Bay) Harvesters

Placentia Bay
Start Time: January 28, 2021 12:00 pm

FFAW will be holding meetings for harvesters in 3Ps on January 28th and 29th:

January 28th, 12PM – Arnolds Cove Inn, Arnolds Cove

January 28th, 3PM – Foggy Bay Gathering Place, Southern Harbour

January 29th, 12PM – St. bride’s Community Centre, St. Brides

January 29th, 3PM – Placentia Cultural Arts Centre, Placentia

Dwan Street, Staff Representative and Robert Keenan, Secretary-Treasurer, 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.