Changes to Halibut Sharing in Gulf of St. Lawrence Sparks Outrage
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] - May 27, 2015
A decision by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to deviate from an established halibut quota sharing arrangement will have a deep impact on fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador, and greatly benefit harvesters in Prince Edward Island, the home province of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, a union leader says.
Keith Sullivan, president of the St. John's-based Fish, Food and Allied Workers' union, described the decision as a "callous, calculated and desperate" move by the federal Conservatives to win votes in the Maritime provinces.
The Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic halibut quota is going up by 20 per cent.
"It's like taking bread from the table of hard-working Newfoundlanders...
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