FFAW President Keith Sullivan says there is a lot of work to be done to determine the extent of damage done to sheds, fishing equipment and wharves by Hurricane Fiona.
The storm lashed the southwest coast smashing coastal infrastructure including homes, and the equipment needed by fish harvesters to make a living.
Not to mention harvesters who have been unable to return to their homes because of the damage done. Sullivan says while programs are in place to help people displaced from their homes, the union is concentrating its efforts on the fishing infrastructure and equipment lost.
Sullivan says more than 30 stages have been lost or destroyed and another 30 wharves. The union is pushing to make sure the needed money is sent out quickly to help harvesters rebuild.
Sullivan is hopeful that most affected harvesters will be ready to participate when the fishing season resumes.