Strong shrimp quota cut leads to growing concern in NL
A massive reduction in shrimp quotas off Newfoundland and Labrador's northeast coast will devastate the inshore industry.
(CANADA, 4/4/2017)
A massive reduction in shrimp quotas off Newfoundland and Labrador's northeast coast will devastate the inshore industry, warns Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union.
"In an already bleak provincial economy, these cuts are the nail in the coffin for the inshore shrimp fishery," the union president Keith Sullivan stated in a news release.
Meanwhile, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) announced that the total allowable catch for Shrimp Fishing Area 6 for this season will be reduced to 10,400 tonnes for the upcoming harvest, which represents 63 per cent.
Referring to the announcement, the union said it is a 78 per cent reduction over the past two years, which will lead to thousands of people to face financial hardship as a result.
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