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Gulf Shrimp Coalition Meet With Minister Murray To Discuss Unit 1 Redfish

On Thursday January 19th, the Gulf Shrimp Coalition met virtually with Minister Joyce Murray and senior DFO staff to discuss the outlook for the Gulf shrimp stock, and the significance
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Renewal and Refund for Mackerel Licenses

Q: I am a commercial licence holder in Atlantic Canada and the mackerel fishery is currently closed for conservation reasons, will I be able to get my licence back when
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CPP/OAS Information

CPP/Pension  Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan CPP 1. Contribution Rate   5.95% 2. Year’s maximum pensionable earnings (YMPE)   $66,600.00 3. Basic exemption   $3,500.00   4. Maximum
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Deadline reminder: Ballot for LFA 4a Lobster Harvesters

Deadline reminder: Ballot for LFA 4a Lobster Harvesters  A reminder that ballots are out to LFA 4a lobster harvesters. Those ballots must be postmarked by January 25. Any questions or
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FFAW Meet With Minister Bragg – Increased Support from Department Needed in 2023

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Derrick Bragg yesterday, January 13th, to introduce new leadership and speak about the importance of increased support from his department to ensure that the labour disputes
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FFAW Meet With Minister Davis on Panel Appointments

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Bernard Davis yesterday, January 13th, to discuss the amendments to the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act enacted during the Fall 2022 sitting of the House of
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FFAW Meets With DFO Deputy Minister, ADM, and Senior Staff

Today, FFAW-Unifor attended an introductory meeting with the recently appointed Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Annette Gibbons. Also in attendance were Assistant Deputy Minister, Kevin Brosseau,
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PRESIDENT ELECTION – NOMINATION FORMS

The nomination opens on December 15, 2022 and closes on December 29, 2022 at 4:00pm, NST. 
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Fish Harvesters’ Knowledge and Satellite Tagging Research Highlights Key Management Issues in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

A recently published academic paper led by Marine Institute researcher Rachel Marshall is based on information from fish harvesters’ knowledge interviews and from satellite tagging of Atlantic halibut has identified
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Lump Roe Rebate

The lump roe rebate for 2022 has been calculated at $0.07 per pound. The market performed only slightly above the initial price per barrel of $840, for a final amount
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