FFAW Holding Protest in Gander, Provincial Support Rising to Challenge DFO Rulings
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VOCM] March 4 2015
The FFAW has released a socioeconomic analysis of the impact of cuts to the shrimp fishery detailing the importance of maintaining adjacency in allocation decisions.
Last year the inshore suffered the lion's share of cuts to the resource with government instead adhering to the so-called last in, first out policy. The document details the spinoff benefits to communities with local shrimp industries.
The fishery supports over 250 local enterprises and their crews as well as 10 processing plants. The FFAW says up to 80 per cent of municipal commercial tax revenue relies on the plants.
Government leaders of all stripes are joining union ...
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