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WEST WHITE ROSE TOW OUT UPDATE

May 7, 2025

Members are reminded, starting as early as first light Friday, May 7th, Cenovus will be removing the CGS from the Argentia Graving Dock and towing it to the in-shore site at the Head of Placentia Bay (Big Shoal South, Southeast of Woody Island, Northeast of Bar Haven), where it will remain for approximately four to six weeks.

A communications protocol has been established between Cenovus and the harvester members of the Fishers Liaison Committees. Weekly emails will be shared from Cenovus for the information of harvesters about upcoming activities, with more frequent updates as required, in addition to regular notice to mariners.

The harvester volunteers for these committees are: Charlie O’Leary, Kurtis Kerrivan, Pete Griffiths, Loretta Ward, Jamie Barnett, Andre Paul, Corey Heptditch, Cass Barry, Wilbert Crann, Brian Parsons, and Trent Emberley. FFAW has a Fisheries Guide Vessel scouting the tow route for fishing gear and a Fisheries Liaison Officer will be aboard the tow vessel to aid in scouting gear during the tow.

For more information contact any of you harvester representatives or Katie Power at kpower@ffaw.ca or 709-576-7276/709-330-0531.

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.