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Placentia Bay Green Crab Mitigation Project 2026-2027

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Placentia Bay Green Crab Mitigation Project 2026-2027
May 5, 2026

We are now accepting Green Crab mitigation applications from enterprise owners licensed to fish at the following sites in Placentia Bay:

1.Northeast Arm
2.Southeast Arm
3.Swift Current
4.Come By Chance Gut
5.North Harbour
6.Glennon’s Cove Pond
7.Petite Forte

Click here for application form.
Click here for project details.
Deadline for Applications is May 20th, 2026, at 4:00 pm
Email application attention to April Wiseman – awiseman@ffaw.ca
Or fax – 709-576-1521

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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.