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WEST WHITE ROSE OFFSHORE TOW UPDATE

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WEST WHITE ROSE OFFSHORE TOW UPDATE
June 3, 2025

Please see the attached offshore tow route for the West White Rose CGS from Placentia Bay to the White Rose Field. This is tentatively scheduled to start sometime between June 13-15 but as this date approaches, more precise details will be communicated. Details attached show waypoints, proposed exclusion zones, and coordinates to help harvesters with gear in the tow route plan to remove gear as needed. During the tow, there will be Fisheries Guide Vessels and Fisheries Liaison Officers deployed to assist in identifying gear and notifying harvesters who may need to move gear.

In the unfortunate event of gear loss or damage, there is a compensation program in place. After the tow, should there be reports of gear loss or damage, harvesters should reach out to Katie Power, Industry Relations Representative to begin the claims process.

Crab Committee Chairs in 3L will be meeting with Cenovus representatives Thursday evening, June 5th.

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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.