Halloween deadline set for PEI's lobstermen to vote on penny per pound marketing levy program
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Guardian] by Steve Sharratt - October 28, 2014
In a trick or treat decision, a vote to determine the fate of P.E.I. lobster promotion will be counted later this week.
Island fishermen are mulling over a secret ballot to determine whether a penny a pound levy — that could generate $500,000 annually — goes ahead next year for marketing promotion.
It would symbolize a huge change in the traditional lobster industry and create a new system for fishermen to build higher prices through marketing and promotion...
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