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Upcoming Community Meetings – 3Ps

3Ps
Start Time: February 3, 2021 10:00 am

Please note the following upcoming Community Meetings for harvesters in 3Ps:

Wednesday February 3rd:

10AM – Terrenceville Town Hall

2PM – St. Bernard’s Community Centre

7PM – Frenchman’s Cove Recreation Centre

Thursday February 4th:

10AM – Lawn Community Centre

2PM – Grand Bank Lion’s Club

7PM – Marystown Hotel

Friday February 5th:

10AM – Baine Harbour Community Centre

2PM – Petit Forte Recreation Centre

Masks are required to attend all meetings.

Dwan Street, Staff Representative, and Robert Keenan, Secretary-Treasurer, 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.