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Sampling Opportunity for Lumpfish Harvesters
May 13, 2019
05/13/2019

Sampling opportunity for lumpfish harvesters: DFO Science is interested in collecting baseline information on the distribution and genetic structure of lumpfish around the province. This project was prompted by the use of lumpfish as a “cleaner fish” in aquaculture.

If you are fishing lumpfish this season and are interested in this opportunity, please contact FFAW at 576-7276 for additional information.

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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.