Fishery protests embarrassing for the province

Fishery protests embarrassing for the province

Source: CBC News

3/23/2024

The head of the association that represents seafood producers in Newfoundland and Labrador says protests this week at Confederation Building send the wrong message to the marketplace.

Fish harvesters gathered in protest at Confederation Building from Wednesday to Friday this week,Loder said he believes many in the industry use the start of an upcoming season as a chance to get more of what they want by taking advantage of the price negotiation process.

"Last year it was a quota increase, and now there's a call for, you know, more competition, when there's more competition in our industry than there is in most other fishing industries." calling on the provincial government to change capacity limits for harvesters and allow them to sell their catch to out-of-province buyers. A deal accepting those demands was reached Friday afternoon.

Speaking with CBC News on Friday before the deal was announced, Jeff Loder of the Association of Seafood Producers said he didn't like how all parties got to this point.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4426	Dreaded carp: Can they be stopped?	Star Tribune	2011-08-12	US
4427	Atlantic cod survive without vital immune genes, say scientists	theguardian	2011-08-10	UK
4428	Bass Angler Bradley Doing The Research Necessary To Catch The Big Fish In Maryland	underwatertimes	2011-08-09	US
4429	Scientist Urges Government Ruling On Genetically Engineered Salmon	Underwatertimes	2011-08-08	US
4430	Slinger angler sets world record for fish caught in 24 hours	Journal Sentinel	2011-08-01	US
4431	Gary the greedy gourami takes a break from eating KitKats	metro	2011-07-31	UK
4432	Natures spring: Cod bounce back	BBC News	2011-07-28	CA
4433	Dumped net angers fisherman	ODT	2011-07-29	NZ
4434	Bloodsucking-fish fossils overturn once-popular theory about our evolution	CBC News	2021-03-15	CA
4435	Canada Launches Satellite Technology That Identifies ‘Dark Vessels’ Illegally Catching Billions of Fish	Fisheries and Oceans Canada	2021-03-14	CA
4436	Blue marlin seen jumping in the surf at Jensen Beach washes up on shore later	Treasure Coast Newspapers	2021-03-01	US
4437	Marine Protected Areas in Oahu Provide Low Safety to Coral Reef Herbivorous Fishes	azocleantech	2021-03-01	US
4438	Maltese company confident of winning Sea Shepherd case	times of malta	2011-07-24	MT
4439	Sport masks 'ecological massacre'	northern star	2011-07-25	AU
4440	'Four-Eyed Fish Sees Above And Below Water	Underwatertimes	2011-07-20	CA
4441	Invasive snakehead found in river near Annapolis	The Baltimore Sun	2011-07-18	US
4442	First Study Into Gm Atlantic Salmon Mating Reveals Danger Of Escape To Wild Gene Pool	underwatertimes	2011-07-13	CA
4443	Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate and Eat It	nytimes	2011-07-09	US
4444	Teddy Carr In Contention At Bass Northern Open	Underwatertimes	2011-07-08	US
4445	Fishing industry quiet on worms in cod: report	thelocal	2011-07-03	SE
4446	Dairy Farm Owner Fined $15,000 For Discharging Manure Into North Branch Creek West	news.ontario.ca	2016-02-16	CA
4447	The GoFish Cam lets anglers see what's really happening underwater. And it records video too.	boingboing	2021-02-28	US
4448	When Chinook salmon is off the menu, other prey will do for endangered orcas	mongabay	2021-03-03	CA
4449	Ultra-rare Mexican walking fish found in stunned family's garden pond	dailystar	2021-03-02	MX
4450	Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo looking for Guinness World Record this year	AL	2011-07-03	US

177 of [221 - pages.]