News Summary December 1, 2017
Today's Main Story: Clearwater Shows Off its Newest Clam Vessel, While Uncertainty Reigns About Future Quota Allocations
Today's lead item reports that Clearwater Seafoods has showed off its newest clam vessel, the Anne Risley. However, the company is still facing uncertainty regarding the Arctic surf clam harvest. Until this year, they have had a 100% monopoly on the quota of surf clams by holding the three available licenses. But due to the new Canadian fisheries policy of opening up quotas to indigenous groups, the Canadian Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has requested proposals for a fourth license for 25% of the surf clam quota, which could be awarded to a company other than Clearwater ...
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