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Membership meeting – 3Ps supplementary fleet – Clarenville

Start Time: February 29, 2024 11:00 am

There will be a meeting for the 3Ps supplementary crab fleet on Thursday February 29th at 11 am at the Clarenville Inn. Discussion will be around the upcoming advisory and other pertenent issues. Staff representative Dwan Street and Inshore Council representative Jamie Barnett 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.