News Summary May 14, 2018
Today's Main Story: Gulf Crab Harvesters Sound Alarm Over Poorly Designed Whale Closures, Fear Landing Shortfall
Today's lead item reports that Gulf of St. Lawrence crab harvesters have been in a rush to catch the quota since the Department of Fisheries and Oceans shut down access to two of the major snow crab concentrations in Area 12 starting April 28. Harvesters say that the measure was taken despite scientific documentation that no North Atlantic right whales were ever observed in the area before the end of May ...
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