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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DFO DEPUTY MINISTER DEFENDS NORTHERN COD DECISION, MAINTAINS COMMITMENT TO NAFO NOT INSHORE
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Yesterday afternoon, FFAW-Unifor met with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Annette Gibbons, to reiterate the call to reverse last month’s Northern cod decision,
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
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
CHECK YOUR CAPELIN PRICE!!!
Last year there were problems with harvesters being paid the incorrect price per pound for their capelin. If you’re uncertain of the price you should be getting paid, email a
2J SHRIMP CAPS BUMPED
The 2J 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 Friday, July 5.
Unifor Canada Supports Call for Reinstatement of Stewardship Fishery
Canada’s largest private sector union, with more than 315,000 members across the country, issued a strong statement of support for FFAW’s petition for the Government of Canada to return the