Month: April 2016

04/22/2016 St. John’s – Halibut harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling on the federal government to address the previous government’s wrongs by establishing fair quota allocations for Gulf of

04/08/2016 St. John’s — Fish harvester and plant worker representatives joined processors today to announce the Newfoundland and Labrador Groundfish Industry Development Council that will facilitate inter-industry cooperation in the

04/08/2016 The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is accepting applications from qualified individuals for the full-time permanent position of Policy and Staff Officer. Responsibilities The Policy and Staff Officer

04/01/2016 The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released the 2016 snow crab management plan for areas 2HJ, 3KLNO, 3Ps, and 4R3Pn. The plan can be viewed here: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/decisions/fm-2016-gp/atl-01-eng.htm

04/01/2016 The FFAW and ASP negotiated a minimum price of $3.00 per pound for snow crab in 2016. The $3.00 minimum price applies to crab with >4” carapace, while crab