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Request to the Minister of Fisheries Regarding Northern Shrimp

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Request to the Minister of Fisheries Regarding Northern Shrimp
May 26, 2021

FFAW-Unifor is requesting a meeting as soon as possible to discuss the northern shrimp decision in SFA 6.

This is also the most depended upon fishing area to supply shrimp for value added processing in adjacent communities including six dedicated shrimp plants in NL. Pursuant to a sharing arrangement established in 2016, 69.6% of the SFA 6 quota is allocated to the inshore. The offshore sector has majority access to both SFA 4 and 5. Exploitation rates remain higher in more northern stock areas, SFAs 4 and 5, where offshore companies have primary access despite the lower biomass levels compared to SFA 6…..READ MORE HERE FFAW Letter to Minister Jordan – May 25, 2021 on Northern Shrimp TAC

 

 

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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.