Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister Hopes to Have Lobster Fee Agreement by Fall
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Canadian Press] - February 20, 2015 -
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia's fisheries minister hopes a proposed levy to support a marketing strategy for the lobster industry can be in place by the fall.
Keith Colwell says he believes the fisheries sector will support the levy because all involved understand that marketing and lobster quality has to be improved.
The levy, proposed in a 2013 report, would see fishermen and the onshore side of the industry, such as buyers and processors, each pay one cent per pound of lobster caught to cover the cost of advertising campaigns and other promotional initiatives.
The proposal has been a sore point on Nova Scotia's southwest shore, where Colwell says lobster buyers and many fishermen are opposed. Winning over the area's fishery is key because it accounts for 40 per cent of the country's total catch...
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