Unions representing fish harvesters on both coasts of Canada are speaking out today against Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, for the single-minded method by which the portfolio is being managed. The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) of...
CAMPBELL RIVER, Dec 17, 2021 — Yesterday, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray announced a new approach to Pacific herring management that will see “most commercial fisheries for Pacific herring closed” in yet another severe...
PRINCE RUPERT, Oct 29, 2021 — The Cowichan Bay Fishermen’s Wharf Association has announced it will not charge moorage fees to harvesters financially impacted by a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) decision to abruptly close many of British Columbia’s salmon fisheries....
PRINCE RUPERT, Oct 5, 2021 — A recent UFAWU-Unifor online survey for commercial salmon harvesters has found that fishers and their families have been financially devastated by the abrupt closure of many B.C. salmon fisheries. The survey, which was open to both members...
PRINCE RUPERT, Sept 9, 2021 — Following months of delays, online application problems, and little DFO assistance, UFAWU-Unifor is calling for an extension to the second Fish Harvester Benefit and Grant Program application and appeal deadline. “The COVID-19 pandemic...
The following statement is supported by a coalition of fish harvester organizations made up of B.C. Northern Trollers Association, Area C Harvest Committee, Area D Gillnet Association, Area D Harvest Committee, Area E Gillnet Association, Area E Harvest Committee,...
