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Shrimp Prices 2013

Size CategoriesPlantPriceTrucked Price
2 – 2.90.2350.205
3 – 3.90.3970.367
4 – 4.90.4850.455
5 – 5.90.5740.544
6 – 6.90.6760.646
7 – 7.90.7250.695
8 – 8.90.7760.746
9 – 9.90.8510.821
10+0.9020.872

Blended plant price $0.62 based on Fall 2012 size distribution.

SizeCategoriesPlantPriceTruckedPrice
2 – 2.90.2260.196
3 – 3.90.3810.351
4 – 4.90.4660.436
5 – 5.90.5510.521
6 – 6.90.6490.619
7 – 7.90.6960.666
8 – 8.90.7450.715
9 – 9.90.8180.788
10+0.8660.836

Blended plant price $0.60 based on Summer 2012 size distribution.

SizeCategoriesPlantPriceTruckedPrice
2 – 2.90.2500.220
3 – 3.90.4230.393
4 – 4.90.5170.487
5 – 5.90.6120.582
6 – 6.90.7200.690
7 – 7.90.7720.742
8 – 8.90.8270.797
9 – 9.90.9060.876
10 +0.9600.930

Blended plant price $0.65 based on Spring 2012 size distribution.

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.