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Virtual Feedback Sessions for Offshore Wind Development on Proposed Focus Area

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Virtual Feedback Sessions for Offshore Wind Development on Proposed Focus Area
NL
Start Time: September 12, 2023 1:30 pm

Two virtual information sessions have been announced as part of the next steps for the Regional Assessment for Offshore Wind Development in NL. These sessions will provide an opportunity to share your thoughts on the Committees’s proposed Focus Area. Virtual sessions are scheduled for September 12th at 10:30am-12:00pm and 2:30pm-4:00pm. To register, email offshorewindnl-eolienneextracotieretnl@iaac-aeic.gc.ca or contact Katie Power, Energy Industry Liaison, at 709-576-7276 or kpower@ffaw.ca

Click here for Proposed Focus Area for The Regional Assessment 

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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.