Over a Million Bucks for Bruce – Offshore Companies Get Leg-Up from DFO
Letter from the President, March 3, 2023 This week, news broke that DFO spent untold millions completing two weeks of science work for redfish on the Mersey Venture, a 200-foot
Category: Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE: Unfounded Environmentalist Dogma Overshadows DFO Mackerel Meeting
March 2, 2023 ST. JOHN’S, NL – Despite the mountains of evidence and years’ worth of work by inshore fish harvesters and the Union that represents them, the federal meeting
Snow Crab Assessment Update Highlights Importance of Collaborative Research with Harvesters
The Post-Season Snow Crab Survey is a success story that must be modelled in other fisheries research programs, such as that of mackerel and northern shrimp.
MEDIA RELEASE – DFO’s Massive Mackerel Mishap: Harvesters Call for Fishery Reopening
February 27, 2023 The Atlantic Mackerel Advisory Committee (AMAC) Meeting is taking place this week in Halifax, where industry and government will come together to discuss the fate of the
MEDIA RELEASE: DFO Mismanagement, Final Nail for Northern Shrimp Fishery
“We saw excellent catch rates and increased distribution of the resource in last year’s fishery and if DFO had completed the RV Survey as planned, the northern shrimp fishery may
MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW-Unifor Meets With Federal NL Caucus
February 23, 2023 ST. JOHN’S, NL – FFAW-Unifor met with Newfoundland and Labrador’s Federal Liberal Caucus this afternoon to call for commitments on key issues affecting fish harvesters and plant
MEDIA RELEASE: Fiona Affected Harvesters Still Waiting on Government Support
February 17, 2023 Just two months out from the upcoming fishing season, fish harvesters affected by Hurricane Fiona are still waiting for compensation for losses they experienced in the September
ASP and FFAW Discuss Upcoming Crab Season
FFAW and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) are holding a joint news conference this morning at 11:00am to announce plans to constructively work together in advance of the snow
DFO Cancels Northern Cod and Shrimp Assessments for 2023
February 9, 2023 – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is once again failing to deliver on important assessments for key commercial stocks, announcing today it would be decommissioning
FFAW-Unifor Meets with Premier Furey and Ministers Bragg & Davis
Today, FFAW-Unifor had the opportunity to meet with Premier Andrew Furey in person at the Confederation Building to address pressing concerns of union membership. The meeting provided the opportunity for