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Period 2 of 4R Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan Fishery Starting July 5th

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Period 2 of 4R Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan Fishery Starting July 5th
July 5, 2021

July 5 – Period 2 of the 4R Atlantic Halibut Sustainability Plan Fishery starts TODAY, July 5th, with over 200 harvesters throughout the region participating. FFAW-Unifor is reminding all harvesters that a few thousand fish have been tagged via the Gulf-Wide Tagging Survey over the past several years, and each return provides invaluable information.
Please return tag(s) with date, location / depth & size.

In addition to a $100 reward per fish (even if 1 tag) you will receive info on the tagging. Please call the FFAW office in Corner Brook office for returns – (709) 634-0277

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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.