2022 Squid Price Decision
This morning, July 21st, the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel announced the price of squid for the 2022 fishing season, siding with the FFAW’s position of $0.70/lb for all squid
Category: Member Updates
Green Crab Mitigation in Placentia Bay 2022-2023
PENDING PROJECT APPROVAL – Applications are now being accepted for green crab mitigation in Placentia Bay. Harvesters eligible to apply are those to fish in one of the following areas:
FFAW Holding Rally in St. Anthony For Resolution to Shrimp Fishery
FFAW will be holding a rally tomorrow, Monday July 18th, in St. Anthony to increase pressure for a resolution to the issues impacting the 2022 shrimp fishery. Frustrations continue among
LAST CHANCE: Complete the Atlantic Halibut Tagging Program Survey for a Chance to Win $1000.00!
The Atlantic Halibut tagging program provides information about movement, fish growth, natural mortality and the proportion of fish that are caught in the fishery to inform the assessment of the stock.
2022 Squid Negotiations
Squid negotiations in 2022 were anything but good faith negotiations. On Monday both parties met with the provincial mediator to discuss an ASP proposal to postpone squid negotiations until late
FFAW Holding Rally in Port-au-Choix to Support the Inshore Shrimp Fishery
FFAW will be holding a rally tomorrow, July 15th, in Port-au-Choix to support the inshore shrimp fishery. The demonstration is in response to Royal Greenland and Ocean Choice International deliberately
ASP Member, Royal Greenland, Deliberately Hurting NL Inshore Fishery
Royal Greenland, a crown corporation of Greenland and member of ASP that owns a significant share of the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery, is deliberately acting in poor faith and causing
2022 Northern Cod Management Plan Released
This afternoon, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released the management plan for the 2022 2J3KL Northern cod fishery. FFAW had requested 15,000 tonnes, a modest increase from
Sea Cucumber Update
FFAW sea cucumber harvesters met today, July 8th, to discuss concerns regarding this year’s fishery. On Monday, ASP contacted FFAW and asked if there was consideration in lowering the minimum
Paying Below Minimum Price Clear Violation of Collective Agreement
As an update for members, the Union would like to remind you that processors cannot pay below the minimum price as set in the collective agreement between ASP and the