The FFAW is criticizing DFO’s decision to roll over the cod quota for the Northern Cod stewardship fishery.
The union says they were surprised by the decision to roll over the maximum allowable harvest for the 2J3KL fishery, given the health of the stock and commercial needs.
They say both harvesters and processors were looking for more product this year.
FFAW President Greg Pretty says a small increase would have gone a long way, and DFO is not using all the data available to them by not updating it using cod tags, catch rates and sentinel survey data.
