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POSTPONED Sentinel Fishery Information/Recruiting Session in Burgeo

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POSTPONED Sentinel Fishery Information/Recruiting Session in Burgeo
Burgeo
Start Time: March 25, 2022 9:30 am

UPDATE MARCH 25, 2022 – THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. 

Please be advised there will be an FFAW Sentinel Fishery Information/Recruiting Session in Burgeo at 10:30am on Friday, March 25th, at the 50 Plus Club.

If any questions, please contact the FFAW office in St. John’s at (709) 576-7276.

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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.