3LNO Snow Crab Season Closure Approaching After Multiple Extensions
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The 3LNO snow crab fishery is set to close on Thursday, August 31 after multiple extensions were granted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Extensions were granted this year due to harvesters staying on land for weeks over a price dispute. The Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) and Association of Seafood Processors (ASP) had failed to come to an agreement on pricing, resulting in the two parties having to submit their final price offer to the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel. The Panel selected...
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