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Author: Courtney Glode

Earle McCurdy Panel  Dissent – 2024 Crab Decision

Letter of dessent from panel member Earle McCurdy dated April 1, 2024.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Panel Selects ASP Formula, Pulling Fair Market Share from Harvester Reach

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Minutes ago, the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel announced their decision for the 2024 snow crab season, siding with the Association of Seafood Producers formula. FFAW’s
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Union and Province Come to Agreement on ‘Free Enterprise’

April 1, 2024 ST. JOHN’S, NL – Today, the Provincial Government has released a letter detailing the provincial changes taking place to increase provincial processing capacity and give harvesters more
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Crab Bargaining: Final Price Submissions

Click here to read the FFAW’s summary document of the final price submissions for 2024 snow crab barganing. Click here to read the FFAW’s final submission document to Panel. Click
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Fish Harvesters Celebrate Market Freedom, Increased Competition 

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Fish harvesters around Newfoundland and Labrador are celebrating the power of collective action today with important policy changes that will improve market access in the contentious
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FFAW Responds to ASP Media Statement, Lack of Capacity Still Core of Protests 

FFAW adamantly disputes ASP’s claim that lifting provincial processing caps will harm existing processing plant workers. To be clear, the vast majority of fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador experience
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Snow Crab Negotiations Heading to Panel for Decision on Pricing Formula 

Bargaining for a market-based pricing formula for snow crab has come to a halt, and the two parties will head to the provincial Price Setting Panel next Thursday to argue
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DFO Science Identifies Little Change with Northern Shrimp Biomass 

Today’s stock assessment update from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Science Department notified industry that the biomass for northern shrimp in area 6 has not changed between 2021 and
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GOVERNMENT OF NL FILES INJUNCTION AGAINST DEMONSTRATING HARVESTERS

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has filed a legal interim injunction against fish harvesters protesting outside the Confederation Building in St. John’s. The interim injunction is legally and immediately
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FFAW Response to Minister Loveless

Click here to read the FFAW’s response to Minister Elvis Loveless, dated March 15, 2024.
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