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Proposal for Income Improvement/Enterprise Retirement Program for Fish Harvesters in Placentia Bay

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Proposal for Income Improvement/Enterprise Retirement Program for Fish Harvesters in Placentia Bay
December 1, 2016
12/01/2016

After consultation with harvesters in the area, FFAW-Unifor has submitted a proposal for an income improvement/enterprise retirement program for fish harvesters in Placentia Bay. While the proposal has not yet received approval from the federal government, the provincial government has said they will support the program once federal approval is granted. Read the full proposal here.

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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.