Labour, Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Recruitment and Retention in Small-Scale Fisheries in Newfoundland and Labrador

• Main Authors: López Gómez, María Andrée, Power, Nicole Gerarda, Johnsen, Jahn Petter, Neis, Barbara, Foley, Paul
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Ocean Frontier Insitute 2024
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Andrée
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/16604/; https://research.library.mun.ca/16604/1/RTR%20Report%2017%20APRIL%202024%20FINAL.pdf

This report presents findings from a research project titled Recruitment, Training and Retention in Small-Scale Fisheries in Newfoundland and Labrador that aims to document and better understand the mechanisms underpinning current trends related to recruitment, training and retention in the commercial small-scale fisheries in the province. This project is part of the Ocean Frontier Institute’s Module M research program entitled Informing Governance Responses in a Changing Ocean that seeks to understand how governance models can work to sustain fisheries and communities in the context of a changing world. The research study was carried out by investigators Dr. María Andrée López Gómez, Dr. Nicole Power, Dr. Jahn Petter Johnsen, Dr. Barbara Neis and Dr. Paul Foley.