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As confirmed by the Association of Seafood Producers on today’s date, November 1, 2024, the Lump Roe Rebate for 2024 is $0.73/lb.
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An Agreement in Principle has been facilitated by the FFAW between Cenovus and the Fisheries Liaison Committee, comprised of fish harvesters from the Placentia Bay region. The agreement will allow
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🔴MEDIA RELEASE: 3Ps Stock Assessment Update Highlights Need to Ban Offshore Draggers and Address Predation.Today’s technical briefing by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on the 3Ps cod stock assessment delivered news that the south coast species has not experienced much growth in recent years, leaving harvesters concerned for the stock’s future and the impact the offshore dragger fishery is having on the stock’s recovery. FFAW is once again reiterating the need to ban factory draggers from all cod species in Newfoundland and Labrador, citing the continued and lasting damaged caused by draggers fishing on pre-spawning aggregations..“3Ps harvesters are concerned about the future of the fishery and the impact offshore draggers and seal predation are having on the vulnerable south coast cod stock. The unknown distribution and impact of seals continues to affect our knowledge of the stock, while draggers operating during critical pre-spawning periods threaten any chance of stability,” says FFAW-Unifor Secretary-Treasurer, Jason Spingle..The offshore fishery continues to operate during times of high aggregation pre-spawning periods – a time when the fish stock is most susceptible to destruction by draggers. As a result, the offshore component of the stock has continued to decrease disproportionately, impacting the resilience and productivity of the stock as a whole. This will have long-term implications on the stock’s growth, as offshore draggers decimation of spawning aggregations is also clearly seen in the 2J3KL stock recovery..The offshore fishery continues to operate during times of high aggregation pre-spawning periods – a time when the fish stock is most susceptible to destruction by draggers..“The impacts seals are having on this stock are not being taken into account in the assessment process. We’ve been told that grey seals are only in our bay later in the year, but we see them in the spring while lobster fishing,” explains Loretta Ward from Southeast Bight, who is an FFAW Inshore Council member that participated in the stock assessment last week. “More should be done to assess the impacts of this predation, as well as the increased predation of sharks, on the south coast,” Ward says..“Addressing seal predation and removing fishing on pre-spawning aggregations is within our control. It’s time for those at the top of DFO including the current Minister and high-level bureaucrats to stop siding with offshore companies as this continues to fail our province at catastrophic levels, both environmentally and economically,” Spingle concludes..🌐
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ST. JOHN’S, NL – Today’s technical briefing by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on the 3Ps cod stock assessment delivered news that the south coast species has not experienced much g...
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As the House of Assembly returns for the Fall sitting, the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) is calling on MHAs to put workers and their families at the top of their agenda. “Wor...
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The further corporatization of our province's fishery must end. Resource management decisions based on votes and international clout must be stopped. Our Liberal MPs have lost all sense of integrity and ethics. They have forgotten who elected them, and they fail to recognize the wake of destruction they will leave behind for our future generations.
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🔴ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK FOR UNIT 1 REDFISH FISHERY Following the revision of depth restrictions on October 17, west coast harvesters have landed 14 successful trips of Redfish with virtually no by-catch issues. However, with a 100% DFO At Sea Observer coverage being implemented today, it has been confirmed that less than half the number of observers are available to accommodate the ten (10) boats. “Factoring in weather and observer status there’s absolutely no way that our harvesters will be able to land their quotas under these restrictions,” stated Rendell Genge, Fleet Chair.In the meantime, FFAW has reached out to both DFO and the Minister’s office to work towards a solution to allow this fishery to proceed for everyone’s benefit. “We’ve talked to all of the harvesters and they expressed their frustration particularly given this fishery currently has a high observer coverage of 25%,” says FFAW-Unifor Secretary Treasurer Jason Spingle. Harvesters are planning to express their concerns in front of the DFO office in Corner Brook on Monday morning.
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🔴📣 SOUTHERN HARBOUR MEMBER MEETINGFFAW is hosting a 3Ps member meeting for fish harvesters near the Southern Harbour area with questions and/or concerns with the developing ABO Wind Energy Project. Other relevant topics are welcome to be discussed. The meeting will take place Wednesday, November 6th at 1pm at the Southern Harbour Community Centre. Industry Relations Representative Katie Power, 3Ps inshore staff representative Jamie Baker, and some FFAW inshore council members will be attending.Background information available here:
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ONSHORE/LAND-BASED WIND PROJECT UPDATE: ABO ENERGY - FFAW | unifor
On Wednesday, September 25th, Industry Relations Representative Katie Power and FFAW Inshore Council members Jamie Barnett and Loretta Ward met with ABO Energy. This introductory meeting helped FFAW g...