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NOTICE TO HARVESTERS: Laurentian Channel Mooring Retrieval and Re-deployment

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NOTICE TO HARVESTERS: Laurentian Channel Mooring Retrieval and Re-deployment
June 7, 2016
07/06/2016

The FFAW will be accepting applications to retrieve and deploy acoustic moorings in the Laurentian Channel.

3Pn and 3Ps Fish Harvesters from Cape Ray to Cape St. Mary’s, decked vessels 34’11 and greater, are eligible to apply.

To receive additional information or to obtain an application for the survey, please contact Erin Carruthers or Jackie Baker at the FFAW at 576-7276.

Application must be received no later than Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 4:30 pm.

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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.