Mackerel Prices 2023

Due to a moratorium on Atlantic mackerel in 2023, there will be no commercial or bait fishing this year in Atlantic Canada or Quebec.  No prices will be listed as a result.

MAD ABOUT MACKEREL: SPECIES ABUNDANCE INCONSISTENT WITH DFO CLAIMS

Fish harvesters around Newfoundland and Labrador continue to observe historically high numbers of mackerel around the province while the fishery remains under moratorium.  “Seeing such a large abundance of mackerel around our province during the most economically trying year in the last two decades is frustrating for fish harvesters,” says FFAW-Unifor Secretary Treasurer Jason Spingle. […]

Continued Mackerel Closure Hurting NL Communities

Harvesters continue to report mackerel abundance from coast to coast, in complete contradiction to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) assertion that the stock, under moratorium since last year, is failing. The continued closure is an economic loss to coastal Newfoundland and Labrador fishery workers who are acutely struggling this year due to impacts […]

MACKEREL SAMPLING OPPORTUNITY

FFAW is now accepting applications for a mackerel sampling opportunity in 4R3Pn and 3KL. Multiple harvesters are required to conduct mackerel sampling in these areas between June and October of this year. Applications can be found HERE. Contact Ian Ivany at 576-7276 with any questions. Deadline for applications is June 9th.

MEDIA RELEASE: Unfounded Environmentalist Dogma Overshadows DFO Mackerel Meeting

March 2, 2023 ST. JOHN’S, NL – Despite the mountains of evidence and years’ worth of work by inshore fish harvesters and the Union that represents them, the federal meeting to determine the fate of the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery in 2023 has left fish harvesters feeling frustrated and ignored. FFAW-Unifor is calling on Minister Murray […]