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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CAPP OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR CAPP OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
October 24, 2025

Registration for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’s 2025 Offshore Environmental Forum, taking place on November 18th, is now open. FFAW members are invited to join for this year’s event should they choose, which will include sessions on oil spill response, environmental effects monitoring, regulatory and research updates, and more. The research session will include a presentation from Dr. Corey Morris (DFO) on the results of his recent research on the impacts of seismic surveys on groundfish.

Please click 2025 Offshore Environmental Forum Registration to register. Please note there are both in-person and virtual registration options available; the in-person location is the Emera Innovation Exchange on Signal Hill Road in St. John’s. An agenda will be provided to all registrants in the coming weeks. If you could register before November 7, that would be appreciated!

Members who want to attend can register themselves directly using the link above, or reach out to Katie Power, Industry Relations Representative for more info at 709-576-7276 or kpower@ffaw.ca. Travel expenses are claimable.

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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.