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Letter to the Editor

I want to express my displeasure and frustration with the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union. My goal, along with the help of fellow fishers, is to prove that we, the inshore fisher people, are being misrepresented by the FFAW and seek an inquiry into the affairs of this union that represent the inshore fishers here. In 1987, FFAW disaffiliated from the UFCW and joined the CAW. The fishery has been sliding downhill every since. The last several years I have been at odds with the ...

Sealing Industry is Being Regulated to Death

The following letter was sent to Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea: Dear Minister Shea; I don’t know the two men involved in the court cases below personally, but they live near me. Otto Anstey — Cottlesville, NL Marine Mammal Regulations, Section 28(3): Failed to properly crush cranium of seal after it was shot Marine Mammal Regulations, Section 28(1)(b): Use of illegal hakapik (handle too short) Fishery (General) Regulations, Section 22(7): Violation of ...

3PS Fishers Group Responds to Cod Quota Increase

The following is a few comments and reaction from the 3PS Fishers group with regard to the announcement on November 19, 2014, Rebuilding the Atlantic Cod Stock off Southern Newfoundland. The 3PS Fishers group feels that a plan like this has been a long time coming. The 3PS fishery was only closed for two years for moratorium and since the reopening, the stocks have been steadily rebuilding, with fishing taking place, with no real plan in place focusing on structuring and making this a viable ...