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UPDATE ON COURT PROCEEDINGS
April 2, 2025

Ray Critch appeared in court this morning representing FFAW-Unifor against ASPs application on Minister Gerry Byrne’s decision to shift the Panel hearing date for crab. There will be a ruling next week on whether the Minister can make a unilateral decision to shift the date by which an agreement has to be in place. No decision today means that the parties can agree to change the Panel date to April 6, otherwise it will proceed on April 7.

The negotiating committee is meeting tomorrow morning, and we will provide an update on the Panel date after that meeting.

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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.