Newfoundland’s St. Anthony Crab Fishermen Agitate to Keep Crab Caught in Late Hauled Pots
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Telegram] by Kyle Greenham - August 7, 2017
ST. ANTHONY, NL - Frustrated crab fishermen gathered outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) office in St. Anthony early Wednesday morning.
While the crab fishery officially ended on July 30, many harvesters left their final pots of the season in the water until now because of rough weather conditions.
Late Tuesday evening, however, fishermen received calls that due to the delay in taking up their pots, any crab caught would have to be thrown back in the ocean.
It was the cause of mass frustration that sent over ...
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