Fisherman Blames DFO's Enterprise Combining Policy for Crab Decline in 3Ps (Opinion)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Advertiser] By Clayton Hunt - May 26, 2015 -
Sid Stoodley, a longtime fisherman in Harbour Breton, blames officials with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the decline in crab stocks in 3Ps.
In sub-division 3Ps, the exploitable biomass of snow crab is at its lowest level in recent times, he said, and recruitment has declined and is expected to decline further in the next two to three years.
Stoodley said 3Ps couldn’t handle the extra number of pots allowed in recent years.
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