FFAW holds lenghty meeting with NL Premier about inshore northern shrimp allocation
SEAFOODNEWS.COM April 23, 2014 -
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the province’s fisheries minister met with representatives from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union Tuesday to discuss the impact of recent cuts to the inshore northern shrimp allocation.
Both the union and the provincial government were quick to criticize the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ 26 per cent reduction to the inshore quota for 2014 when it was first announced earlier this month, taking particular exception to a perceived inequality between allocations for the inshore and offshore sectors.
Speaking with The Telegram after the meeting, FFAW president Earle McCurdy said Premier Tom Marshall confirmed he will relay the province’s concerns to Ottawa.
“He gave us a good chunk of his time and we had a very good discussion on the issue and the importance of it to rural Newfoundland and Labrador,” said McCurdy.
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