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Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council Applauds the appointment of new Ministers to the Federal Cabinet
October 27, 2021
Click here for a press release from the NL Groundfish Industry Development Council (NL-GIDC).
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MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Welcomes New Fisheries Minister with Call to Protect Inshore Fishery
October 26, 2021
“We need a Minister to be a true champion for owner-operator harvesters and coastal communities by ensuring that these policies, together with the principle of adjacency, are applied in allocation decisions.”
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MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Calls on OCI to Disclose True Economic Benefit to NL
October 20, 2021
“The company already has exclusive access to tens of thousands of tons of redfish in Unit 2, greysole, yellowtail, coldwater shrimp, turbot, and cod,” explains Keith Sullivan, FFAW-Unifor President. “OCI will never depend on Unit 1 redfish to be economically viable, but dozens of communities and a thousand workers in the inshore will depend on it.”
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A vibrant, profitable, and sustainable fishery is vital to the survival of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. If fish resources are to provide for the long-term viability of fish harvesters, processing workers, and the communities in which they live, the management responsibilities of commercial species must be shared.
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