Province Provides Harvesters with Option to Process, Sell to Themselves

Province Provides Harvesters with Option to Process, Sell to Themselves

The provincial government is taking steps to reduce corporate concentration in the snow crab fishery, essentially allowing harvesters to acquire processing licences and sell to themselves. That means a group of harvesters with at least 4.5 million pounds of quota in total could get together, form a company, and apply for a processing licence. Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne says there are many empty and under-utilized plants that could be used fo…

Province announces new licensing plan for fish harvesters

The province announced a new licensing plan today for fish harvesters. As NTV’s Becky Daley tells us, Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne says this new approach will increase the sector’s competitiveness and capacity.