Month: August 2019

Yesterday, FFAW leadership, including fish harvesters Trevor Jones, Robbie Green and Allan Sheppard, held a very productive meeting with federal fisheries minister Jonathan Wilkinson to discuss serious concerns with the

Our members were not consulted on the new exploration area that is now up for nominations. We have significant concerns surrounding how this will impact fish harvesters, particularly those that

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has not done the appropriate work needed to both accurately estimate the mackerel biomass and calculate commercial and recreational removals. Consequently, our members

FFAW-Unifor is launching a seal petition across the province this week asking government to address seal overpopulation.

08/15/2019 Processors Fabricate Excuses for Illegal Cod Lockout Protests were held earlier this week as a result of the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) coordinated effort to lockout harvesters by

08/14/2019 Fish Harvesters Welcome Minister’s Announcement of Task Team on Seals August 14, 2019 ST. JOHN’S, NL – FFAW-Unifor members are applauding an announcement made today by the Minister of