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VACANT EXECUTIVE BOARD SEATS FILLED
August 14, 2023

FFAW-Unifor is pleased to advise that the two vacant seats on the FFAW-Unifor Executive Board have been filled.

  1. Darren Melindy – Non-Fishing IRO (Cahill)
  2. Steve Buffett – At-Sea IRO (Altera fuel tanker)

Both seats were elected by acclimation as there were no other nominations for each seat. Melindy and Buffett will be officially installed at the next scheduled Executive Board 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.