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NL-GIDC Submits Revised Proposal for Stewardship Fishery

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NL-GIDC Submits Revised Proposal for Stewardship Fishery
June 29, 2018
06/29/2018

The NL Groundfish Industry Development Council has submitted a revised proposalfor the northern cod stewardship fishery based on DFO’s recently announced management approach and decreased quota of 9500 tons. The revised proposal was developed in consultation with members of FFAW-Unifor’s Inshore Council. Options considered for adjustment included reducing weekly limits and reducing the number of weeks fished. Ultimately, fish harvesters wanted to avoid reducing weekly limits. Inshore Council members unanimously supported the revisions.

Please review this revised proposal and don’t hesitate to contact us at 576-7276 if you have any questions.

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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.