FISH-NL Raises Concerns over Decision to Let Banned Trawlers Land in Canada Again
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Compass] - January 9, 2018
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is wondering why trawlers from countries banned from Canadian ports for overfishing northern shrimp are once again allowed to land in the country.
Trawlers from the Faroe Islands and Greenland, which sail under the Danish flag, had been banned from Canadian ports since 2010 for overfishing its northern shrimp quota in fishing zone 3L outside Canada’s 200-mile limit, a FISH-NL news release issued today, Jan. 8 noted.
The organization is calling on Ottawa to explain the decision, which was made nearly a year ...
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