Ocean Choice International has obtained a court injunction against protesters who blocked trucks from getting to fish plants on the island to unload crab from out of province.
Two out-of-province boats were turned away from unloading their crab in Port-aux-Basques since last night, according to the FFAW. However, seafood producers are accusing the union of begin disingenuous and dishonest.
Fish harvesters are mobilizing around the province to block out-of-province crab from landing in Newfoundland and Labrador for processing. READ MORE: https://t.co/pmm1ilCpha @NTVNewsNL @VOCMNEWS @CBCNL @TheBroadcastCBC @StJohnsTelegram
— FFAW-Unifor (@FFAW_Unifor) April 27, 2020
The Association of Seafood Producers sees the blockade as an attempt by the FFAW to influence crab prices. Executive director Derek Butler says the union is using it as a bargaining chip.
The FFAW continues its call to prohibit crab from outside of Newfoundland and Labrador of being processed locally until proper measures are in place to launch the local fisher.
Crab price negotiation update: FFAW submitted a snow crab price offer today of $4.25/pound plus a market return formula in addition to the minimum price. Appallingly, ASP offered $0.01 cent per pound to snow crab harvesters in NL. #nlpoli https://t.co/dAo6NDxUDf pic.twitter.com/aQllW8AxXq
— FFAW-Unifor (@FFAW_Unifor) April 27, 2020
