A formula-based approach to the snow crab fishery needs to be adopted well in advance of the 2024 fishing season.
That’s according to PC leader Tony Wakeham.
Boats right across the province were tied up for the better part of two months last year due to a lengthy price dispute.
A report released earlier in the fall contends that the dispute was avoidable, and has made numerous recommendations to prevent such a situation from happening again.
One of the main recommendations is the adoption of formula-based pricing before the beginning of the next season.
Wakeham believes the new formula needs to be put in place well in advance, and there is an onus on government to make sure that happens.
Come the spring, he wants to see fish harvesters “stepping into their boats instead of stepping up the steps of Confederation Building.”