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Meetings for Crab Harvesters in Bonavista Bay
Bonavista Bay
Start Time: January 29, 2020 1:00 pm

FFAW will be holding the following meetings for Inshore crab fishers in Bonavista Bay:

Tuesday, January 28 at 10:00 am Tues Jan 28 at 10:00 am at the SUF Hall in Eastport
Tuesday, January 28 at 2:00 pm at the Lions Club in Trinity
Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00 pm at the SUF in Bonavista

Committee elections will be held and DFO will be in attendance.

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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.