Fisheries Minister Defends Decision to Extend Price-Setting Decision Deadline

Fisheries Minister Defends Decision to Extend Price-Setting Decision Deadline

Provincial fisheries minister Gerry Byrne is defending his decision to extend the deadline for the Fish Price Setting Panel’s decision on snow crab prices this season. Byrne extended the deadline from April 1st to the13th, raising the ire of the Association of Seafood Producers who sought clarity on the matter in the Supreme Court this week. The judge will rule next week on whether or not the province overstepped its authority in the matter. Byr…

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7-8 vessels with snow crab rejections still have their appeals pending. And it may be appropriate to increase the percentage allocated to live snow crab.

7-8 vessels with snow crab rejections still have their appeals pending. And it may be appropriate to increase the percentage allocated to live snow crab.

The crab season is expected to be good despite the uncertainty about economic trade between Canada and the United States, and it could be even better in the future due to a high number of teenage crabs that will mature in the coming years. In Area 17, the fishery began on Monday, March 24, after being postponed by one day in common agreement due to high winds and ice. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) gave the green light for t…

The crab season is expected to be good despite the uncertainty about economic trade between Canada and the United States, and it could be even better in the future due to a high number of teenage crabs that will mature in the coming years. In Area 17, the fishery began on Monday, March 24, after being postponed by one day in common agreement due to high winds and ice. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) gave the green light for t…