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Notice to Harvesters: Sentinel Applications for Little Catalina and Plate Cove

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Notice to Harvesters: Sentinel Applications for Little Catalina and Plate Cove
July 24, 2017
07/24/2017

The FFAW will be accepting applications for the following sentinel sites, (these sentinel sites have a control site that must be fished)

Little Catalina Sentinel Site:    Harvesters eligible to apply are those harvesters from Elliston to Melrose.

Plate Cove Sentinel Site:  Harvesters eligible to apply are those harvesters from Tickle Cove to Southern Bay.

To obtain an application for the sentinel sites please contact Jackie Baker or Miranda McGrath at FFAW St. John’s office 709-576-7276.

Deadline to submit  applications is THURSDAY, JULY 27TH  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.