September 13, 2024
FFAW blames Canadian government for shortened cod season amid reopening dispute
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The Fish Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW) is blaming Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans for a shortened cod season in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
just months after the federal government celebrated the reopening of the Northern cod fishery following a 32-year moratorium.
The DFO and Canadian Minister of Fisheries Diane Lebouthillier announced the reopening of the fishery in June, with a quota of 18,000 metric tons (MT). But that decision received pushback…
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