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The Impact of Climate Change on the Fishery

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The Impact of Climate Change on the Fishery

In March 2021, engineering firm CBCL Limited released a climate change report after being contracted by the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, titled “Risk Assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador Resource-Based Industries and Municipalities”. The report highlighted the current and potential impacts of climate change on fisheries (and other resource-based sectors), as well as municipalities in our province. With 15,000 people employed in the fishery, and more than 90% of its population living on the coast, these issues are of a critical concern to Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans, and we have made these reports accessible via the following links for our membership:

Canada’s Changing Climate Report

Risk Assessments in Newfoundland and Labrador Resource-Based Industries and Municipalities

Fisheries Science

Latest Research & Reports

The Impact of Climate Change on the Fishery

Wild Fisheries and Fish Farming Interactions – Connaigre Bay

Atlantic Halibut

Tagging Programs and Data Storage Tags

Sentinel (Fixed-Gear) and Mobile Surveys

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.