Category: Member Updates
Plant Workers Demand Companies Return to Table, Pay Fair Price to Crab Harvesters A successful season for plant workers depends on a fair price for fish harvesters. Year after year,
LOBSTER FISHING AREA 12 OPENING DATES
The opening dates for Lobster in LFA 12 are as follows; LFA 12- Set Saturday & Sunday, April 18th & 19th, Haul on Monday, April 20th. The Lobster Committee will
LOBSTER FISHING AREA 13B OPENING DATES
The opening dates for Lobster in LFA 13B are as follows; LFA 13B- Set Saturday & Sunday, April 18th & 19th, Haul on Monday, April 20th. The Lobster Committee will
LOBSTER FISHING AREA 13A OPENING DATES
The opening dates for Lobster in LFA 13A are as follows; LFA 13A- Set Saturday & Sunday, April 18th & 19th, Haul on Monday, April 20th. The Lobster Committee will
LOBSTER FISHING AREA 14B OPENING DATES
The opening dates for Lobster in LFA 14B are as follows; LFA 14B- Set Saturday & Sunday, May 2nd & May 3rd , Haul on Monday, May 4th. The Lobster
3PN ATLANTIC HALIBUT
DFO has notified FFAW that there will be a delay in the opening date of the 3PN Atlantic Halibut Fishery due to a delay in the release of license conditions.
CRAB NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: NO CRAB PROCESSED IN NL UNTIL FAIR PRICE
PROCESSORS TORPEDO CRAB TALKS AS PROVINCIAL REFORM FAILS TO CARVE CRAB POLICY AHEAD OF PANEL DEADLINE Following the complete deterioration of good-faith negotiations, crab harvesters are saying there will be
LOBSTER FISHING AREA 14A OPENING DATES
The opening dates for Lobster in LFA 14A are as follows; LFA 14A- Set Saturday & Sunday, April 25th & 26th, Haul on Monday, April 27th. The Lobster Committee will
NOTICE TO HARVESTERS 3PN ATLANTIC HALIBUT
The 3PN Atlantic Halibut Fishery is set to open on Friday, April 3rd, 2026. License conditions should be released by DFO on Wednesday.
MEDIA RELEASE: FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Working Group Halts Price Talks Pending Minister’s Management Plan
ST. JOHN’S, NL – This morning, the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Working Group met and voted unanimously to not begin crab price negotiations until Minister Thompson releases her decision on 2026 crab quotas and
