Surf Clam Decision a Massive Failure on the Part of Canada’s Fishery Minister (Opinion)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM (Editorial Opinion) by John Sackton - February 27, 2018
The recent decision to award 25% of the Arctic clam quota in Canada to a bidder consisting of a small company in Nova Scotia, and five unknown indigenous band partners in Atlantic Canada appears to be a massive failure.
The decision by Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has pitted region against region, has pitted various first nation’s groups against each other, has crippled a multimillion dollar investment in the fishery by Clearwater, and quite possibly will significantly reduce the economic value of the clam fishery to Canada ....
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