3Ps Cod Fishery Extended into Spawning Season … Again
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC] - March 4, 2015 -
Inshore fish harvesters on the south coast of Newfoundland are accusing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW) of using the guise of science to allow large company-owned trawlers to catch cod during a time that is traditionally closed for cod spawning.
The cod fishery in area 3Ps was set to close for spawning on March 1.
But it was decided, the same as last year, the fishery would remain open until the end of March to help gather more information.
An organized group of fish harvesters on the south coast has opposed the idea since it's inception, suggesting it is specifically geared to allow large fish companies to harvest the fish they still have left in the water.
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