FFAW Says Hundreds of Crab Vessels Iced in Will Need Compensation Due to Late Start, As in Past
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] by Garrett Barry - April 20, 2017
At least six Twillingate fish harvesters are being kept from the crab fishery by miles of ice that have build up just outside their harbour.
Derrick Bath, a harvester on the Polar Venture, said his crew has spent about four hours trying to break through the ice that was pushed in by northerly winds — but has made it only a few miles from shore.
"Basically it's just an ocean of ice ahead of us," he said on Wednesday afternoon. Bath said he's seen harbours filled...
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