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NOTICE TO 3KN SHRIMP HARVESTERS

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NOTICE TO 3KN SHRIMP HARVESTERS
August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021 – FFAW-Unifor wishes to advise that effective immediately the 3Kn CAP will be lifted for the remainder of the 2021 shrimp season.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Brenda Pieroway, FFAW Support Staff, Corner Brook – (709) 634-0277

Monty Way, FFAW Inshore Staff Representative (Connaigre Peninsula, Burgeo-Ramea-Francois, Jackson’s Head to North Head) – (709) 632-6682

 

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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.