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Organizers Hopeful Yarmouth Shark Scramble and Wedgeport Tuna Tournament will be a go
Final decisions on whether or not the Yarmouth Shark Scramble and Wedgeport Tuna Tournament will go ahead this year are going down to the COVID-19 wire. Initially, both events were planned to be a go this summer, but when Nova...
Organizers Hopeful Yarmouth Shark Scramble and Wedgeport Tuna Tournament will be a go
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3Ps Skate Fishery Small but Steady
Only about 13 inshore vessels pursue the thorny skate fishery in NAFO fishing division 3Ps each year. For other fleets in the groundfish fisheries, it’s a bycatch. “The skate fishery in 3Ps is pursued by both inshore mobile-gear and inshore fixed-gear...
3Ps Skate Fishery Small but Steady
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Fishermen Disappointed with 2021 Northern Shrimp TAC
The 2021 fishery in Northeastern Newfoundland’s shrimp fishing area 6 (SFA 6) — the only area where most harvesters have access — continues to frustrate harvesters. The FFAW-Unifor said its members are disappointed with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’...
Fishermen Disappointed with 2021 Northern Shrimp TAC
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Status Quo on Cod Prices and Recreational Fishery Rules
While the overall catch limit for the 2021 Northern cod (NAFO Divisions 2J3KL) stewardship fishery (12,999 tonnes) will be 649 tonnes more than last year, harvesters will not be getting a price increase for their catches. In its May 20...
Status Quo on Cod Prices and Recreational Fishery Rules
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Interest in Unit 1 Redfish Experimental Fishery Growing
Biomass at Highest Observed Level Since 1984
A total of 13 projects from Atlantic Canada and Quebec have been approved for the Unit 1 redfish 2021/22 experimental fishery. Last season (2020/21), only four vessels participated in the experimental fishery and seven...
Interest in Unit 1 Redfish Experimental Fishery Growing
