FFAW Says Northern Shrimp Fishery Is “Delayed Without Cause”
Members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) met with the DFO regional office this week to discuss issues surrounding the delayed opening of Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 6. While the DFO could not provide the union with a hard deadline, FFAW says that they “alluded to an end of May target.”
In March the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans announced an extension to complete the rebuilding plan for the stock in SFA 6. “The rebuilding plan development timeline for northern shrimp in SFA 6 was...
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