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SEA CUCUMBER NEGOTIATION UPDATE
May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021 – The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel heard arguments today on the price of sea cucumber. FFAW-Unifor submitted a price of $0.80 cents per pound, (a return to the 2019 price), while ASP submitted a price of $0.60, together with a schedule of sampling procedures to measure water loss. FFAW does not support these procedures as drafted and argued strenuously against them at the Panel.

If the Panel selects the ASP price, it has to also accept the schedule submitted by ASP. FFAW did not submit a schedule. We focused on price.

The Panel’s decision will be released next Tuesday, June 1st, or Wednesday, June 2nd.

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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.