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Outside 8 Mile Crab Fleet Meeting

FFAW will be holding a Outside 8 Crab Fleet Meeting in Deer Lake at the Deer Lake Motel on Monday, February 10th at 10:00am to discuss any issues or concerns for the upcoming season. There will also be a Fleet Committee Election. All license holders are encouraged to attend to nominate and select their choice as Fleet Committee Reps.  

FFAW Member Representative, Jeff Griffin 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.