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NORTH HEAD TO DOG BAY POINT FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING

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NORTH HEAD TO DOG BAY POINT FIXED GEAR SMALL PELAGICS MEETING
Twillingate
Start Time: December 12, 2023 10:00 am

FFAW will be holding a meeting for all fixed gear capelin and herring harvesters from North Head to Dog Bay Point (Notre Dame Bay) at the Lions Club in Twillingate on Tuesday, Dec 12 at 10 AM. A fixed gear small pelagics committee will be formed at this meeting. In person attendance is encouraged, but a virtual option will be available. Please email sglynn@ffaw.ca for the link.

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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.