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SEA CUCUMBER NEGOTIATION UPDATE
July 27, 2021

July 27, 2021 – The Sea Cucumber Committee met this evening to discuss the ongoing dispute with processors. The Committee wishes to stress the following points:

1. According to a letter received by FFAW-Unifor on Friday, July 23rd, DFO will not cancel sea cucumber permits for conditions not being met due to a labour dispute. The entire letter can be viewed HERE.

2. It is the position of the Committee to continue to not fish. The Committee appreciates that this is not easy, but we firmly believe that the consequences of fishing under the current schedule far outweigh any benefit.

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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.