FFAW, Association of Seafood Producers Respond to Minister’s Decision to Close Gulf Cod
The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) are speaking out following Minister Joyce Murray’s decision to close the small cod fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
On Monday, July 4, Minister Murray announced a one-year ban on commercial cod fishing in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in an effort to allow young fish to reach maturity. Her decision came just a few days after the 30th anniversary of the 1992 cod moratorium, which put...
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