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Category: Member Updates

FORTUNE BAY FLOUNDER TAGGING CHARTER OPPORTUNITY

FFAW is now accepting applications for a charter to support grey sole and deepwater flounder tagging by DFO between August 7th and September 30th, 2024, in Fortune Bay. Harvesters with
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FFAW IRO Council Meets in Gander

FFAW-Unifor’s Industrial-Retail-Offshore Council held their annual summer meeting this week in Gander, to provide updates and set priorities for the upcoming year. The IRO Council is comprised of over 20
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FFAW-Unifor Monitoring Updates on Overdue Vessel, Hopeful for Safe Return

Members and staff of FFAW-Unifor are holding the crew of the Elite Navigator, their families, and the communities on the Northeast Coast in our constant thoughts as Coast Guard efforts
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3Kn SHRIMP CAPS BUMPED

The 3Kn shrimp committee has bumped caps by 60,000 lb per boat. Please note, this is not per share and the increase is effective as of Tuesday, July 16th.
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Harvester Enterprise Loan Program Open For Application

The Harvester Enterprise Loan Program (HELP) is now open for application. Application materials are linked below: HELP Application HELP Application Guide HELP Fact Sheet Application materials and a summary of
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FFAW Free Fish Day Gives Away 2,000lbs of Northern Cod in 35 Minutes

FFAW-Unifor offered the public free, fresh Northern codfish this morning, July 17 beginning at 9:00am at the Harbour front in St. John’s. Announced only yesterday, community members began to gather
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OIL SPILL EXPERIMENTS CANCELLED AFTER FFAW INTERVENES

July 12, 2024 An FFAW demand has been successfully answered as the Union received formal news from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) today the two planned offshore
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Unifor Canada Issues Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Lebouthillier Demanding Intervention

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Harvester Enterprise Loan Program Open for Application Beginning July 16

FFAW has received confirmation that the Harvester Enterprise Loan Program will be open for application beginning next Tuesday July 16. PLEASE NOTE: Loans are on a case-by-case, first-to-apply basis. Harvesters
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David Vardy Takes Aim at NL MP’s for Failure to Advocate for Provincial Input and Public Review in Commercial Northern Cod Decision

 David Vardy is Princeton-trained economist that has held a number of executive positions in the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government, including Clerk of the Executive Council, president of the Marine
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