Gail Shea responds to calls for a lawsuit over Canadian shrimp allocations
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [SCOM] April 14, 2014
Last week, the Telegram Newspaper in St. John's blasted the allocation decision on Northern Shrimp that cut back the inshore fishery, and suggested the FFAW file a lawsuit. Today, Gail Shea, Canadian Fisheries Minister responded. We print both the original editorial and her response.
St. John's Telegram: It was the hyperbole we’ve come to expect: “This is very, very serious for the future of Newfoundland and Labrador, and this fishery is one on which there’s been, I can’t describe it as nothing other than skulduggery.”
That’s Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union head Earle McCurdy, talking about changes to the northern shrimp quota.
The quota’s being cut by 10,000 tonnes, and most agree the cut is needed. The problem is that the cuts are being made disproportionately: 9,000 tonnes will come from the inshore fleet, while offshore harvesters will feel much less pain.
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