DFO Increases Herring Quota Midseason for SW Nova Scotia/Bay of Fundy Fishery
A marine scientist says a decision this week by the federal fisheries minister to increase the herring quota off the coast of southwest Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is not rooted in good policy and was made without proper consultation with the fishery's advisory committee.
On Tuesday, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson advised people associated with the southwest Nova Scotia/Bay of Fundy herring fishery that the total allowable catch, or TAC, is increasing midseason from 16,000 tonnes to 20,000, an increase that will remain in place for...
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