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Panel Sides with FFAW for Lobster Reconsideration
May 25, 2020
The Panel sided with the FFAW’s position that will maintain the Urner Barry formula and the minimum price of $3.25.
DFO Ignores Stakeholders, Institutes Rollover in Mackerel Quota for 2020
May 21, 2020
The rollover is a far cry from the modest 24,000 tonnes proposed at the Advisory meeting earlier this year. 8,000 tonnes is an unacceptably low level when taking into consideration the numerous signs of abundance and shortfalls in the assessment.
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SPONL Submits Request to Reconsider Price of Lobster
May 21, 2020
FFAW-Unifor has responded to the request asking that the Panel reject SPONL’s request on the basis that it does not meet the legislative threshold to support a reconsideration application.
Research & Reports
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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