Thousands sign petition calling for longer N.L. recreational food fishery

Thousands sign petition calling for longer N.L. recreational food fishery

Source: CBC News

2/15/2024

Credit: CBC News

A petition calling for a much longer recreational food fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador has collected more than 2,200 signatures.

The tour operator who started it has been pushing for changes to the food fishery for about a decade. Now he's hoping about 5,000 people will support his proposals.

"Speak up and be heard and hopefully we'll get the federal minister to decide on giving us back some freedom to be able to retain some fish in our waters," Graham Wood, owner of Mussel Bed Boat Tours, told CBC News.

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