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UPDATE: Harvesters Meet with Ministers, Systemic Crisis of Corporate Control Must be Addressed

UPDATE: Harvesters Meet with Ministers, Systemic Crisisof Corporate Control Must be Addressed Today, FFAW-Unifor held two meetings with provincial ministers responsible for issues affecting the inshore fishery. This afternoon, FFAW
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Northern Peninsula Harvesters Remain Determined to Stand Up for Inshore Fishery

“If Premier Furey does not comprehend the crisis we are facing, maybe this demonstration in his riding will make him open his eyes. We need a provincial government who will
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Keith Sullivan Responds to Derek Butler Letter

July 14, 2022 This letter is in response to Derek Butler, “Fishery chaos, 2022: lather, rinse, repeat,” published on Monday, July 11, 2022. According to Mr. Butler, fish harvesters in
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Capelin Update

Today, harvesters were steadfast in their position to not drop prices. 
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Message from the President – 30 Years Since Cod Moratorium

Message from Keith Sullivan, FFAW-Unifor President Three decades have come and gone since the cod moratorium was announced on that fateful day in 1992. I was just 12 years old
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MEDIA RELEASE: Northern Peninsula Shrimp Fleet Facing Crisis 

MEDIA RELEASE: Northern Peninsula Shrimp Fleet Facing Crisis  June 30, 2022 The 4R shrimp fleet met in Hawke’s Bay today to discuss the assault on inshore owner-operators by the Association
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MORE Panel Decision on Summer Shrimp

Click here to read a comprehensive response to the Panel’s decision on Summer Shrimp.
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MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Calls for Government Action in Recognition of Moratorium Anniversary

“In some ways, I don’t believe government learned their lesson from the northern cod moratorium. DFO is still allowing draggers and factory freezers in areas where inshore harvesters are struggling,
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MEDIA RELEASE: Panel Decision Opposite of Strong Market Indicators, Harvesters Outraged  

June 28, 2022 ST. JOHN’S, NL – Shrimp harvesters across the province are outraged by the result of the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel’s decision to set the minimum price
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Panel Price Decision on Shrimp

Shrimp harvesters across the province are shocked by the result of the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel’s decision today to set the minimum price for summer shrimp at just $0.90/lb.
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