Newfoundland fishermen protest Canadas new redfish observer rule. 
CA Source: Undercurrent News 11/5/2024
Newfoundland fishermen protest Canadas new redfish observer rule.
Credit: Ren Genge Facebook page
Inshore redfish harvesters from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) demonstrated at Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) offices in the west-coast city of Corner Brook on Monday (Nov. 4) over a new rule that requires them to have an observer on board for fishing trips, reports the CBC.
 

The problem is that only five observers are available for the 10 vessels involved in the redfish fishery, the 60 protestors maintain. That means boats will have to stagger trips to share observers. And with winter approaching and good weather days becoming less frequent, that could mean losing fishing days, they say.

 
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