FFAW Calls on DFO to Re-open Mackerel Fishery, Says Biomass Estimates of Low Abundance are Wrong
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] October 18, 2018
In a statement, FFAW-Unifor, the union representing both harvesters and plant workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, expressed frustration with the recent DFO closure of the mackerel fishery.
FFAW-Unifor is calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to reconsider the decision to close the Atlantic Mackerel fishery despite evidence that suggests the stock on the northeast coast is abundant. Coastal communities are understandably frustrated at the loss of millions of dollars in income due to an unnecessary closure of the mackerel fishery.
“FFAW members are justified in their frustrations at being shut out of a fishery that is showing many signs of being healthy and abundant...
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