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Rural NL faces devastation in light of drastic cuts to northern shrimp quota
Mar 31, 2017
03/31/2017 ST. JOHN’S – Yesterday evening, the federal government announced a 63 per cent cut to inshore northern shrimp quota
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Atlantic Mackerel Science Assessment and Advisory Committee
Mar 31, 2017
03/31/2017 After attending the Atlantic Mackerel Science Assessment Process in February, this week harvesters Randy Randell (3K) & Allan Sheppard
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Update on 2017 Snow Crab Price Negotiations
Mar 29, 2017
03/29/2017 2017 Snow Crab price negotiations concluded today. The final offer from the companies was $4.10. The final offer from
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Northern cod stock continues on upwards trend
Mar 27, 2017
03/27/2017 ST. JOHN’S, NL – Today, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) held a technical briefing on the 2017
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President’s Column Spring 2017
Mar 25, 2017
Message From the President A great 20th Century thinker once wrote that, “Survival in fact is about the connections between
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Federal government protects overabundant seal population over fish stocks
Mar 24, 2017
03/24/2017 MONCTON, NB – Fish harvesters attending the Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee this week in Moncton are expressing their frustrations
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FFAW walks out on Transport Canada meeting after fishing regulations force harvesters into non-compliance
Mar 16, 2017
03/16/2017 HALIFAX – Transport Canada’s (TC) refusal to work with industry to develop an implementation plan to support new regulations
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Labour Relations Board rejects FISH-NL request for FFAW membership list
Mar 13, 2017
03/13/2017 On Friday afternoon, the Labour Relations Board announced its rejection of FISH-NL’s request for access to the FFAW’s membership
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International Women’s Day 2017
Mar 8, 2017
The following is a speech delivered by FFAW Staffperson Jessica McCormick on March 5 in St. John’s at the International