Fishing group, N.S. fisherman happy with Canada-France halibut deal

Fishing group, N.S. fisherman happy with Canada-France halibut deal

Source: CBC News

9/24/2024

Canada and France have reached a deal to try to end a long-simmering dispute over halibut fishing on Canada's Atlantic coast.

In exchange for a three per cent share of the Canadian quota, French fishing vessels will fish outside Canadian waters and agree to have their catch monitored.

Sylvie Lapointe, president of the Atlantic Groundfish Council, a group that represents owners of fishing vessels larger than 30 metres in the Atlantic region, called it a "reasonable" and "long-overdue" agreement.

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