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WEST WHITE ROSE FISHERIES LIAISON COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING

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WEST WHITE ROSE FISHERIES LIAISON COMMITTEE ELECTION MEETING

Fish harvesters in 3Ps interested in joining the FFAW West White Rose Fisheries Liaison Committee for Phase 2 of their marine operations are invited to an election meeting at the Southern Harbour Community Centre on Thursday, January 30th at 2pm.

The newly elected members will be engaged on the tow out of the concrete gravity structure (CGS) from the graving dock and any inshore site work to prepare for offshore tow.

The Fishers Liaison Committee (FLC) is a forum for the project team and fish harvesters to share information and engage in proactive planning in areas where fish harvesting activities interact with the West White Rose Project.

This committee will meet regularly with project representatives between now and project end, sometime this summer, and represent other harvesters in the Placentia Bay area. They will share interests, concerns, maintain an open mind regarding the points of others, and provide timing, location, and other critical information on fishing activity near the project area. These elected members will represent their community and 3Ps fish harvesters by sharing project information, plans and important fishing knowledge and perspectives.

There is an expectation that the FFAW FLC will work productively with project representatives to reach reasonable solutions to resolve potential issues.

The 2025 marine scope refers to the inshore tow, the mooring of the CGS at the ballast site, and the offshore tow. Members at this upcoming meeting are asked to consider what communities they want to see represented on this committee based on the location of these activities. Please see attached maps.

Click here to view Map 1.

Click here to view Map 2.

New members will be nominated and elected at this meeting. Elected members will be invited to a Fisheries Liaison Committee on January 31st with representatives from West White Rose project.

FFAW staff Katie Power and Jamie Baker will be in attendance.

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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.