Longliners across Newfoundland and Labrador are tied up once again, as a new protest by the province s fish harvesters threatens to derail the crab fishery for a second straight year.
Posted: May 01, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: May 1 comments
Nelson Bussey, owner of the Port de Grave-based fishing vessel Eastern Princess II, displays a snow crab landed earlier this week.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
After more than 40 years in the Newfoundland and Labrador fishing industry, Nelson Bussey of Port de Grave knows when things are going well. And so far this year, he couldn t be happier. I think this will be the best year ever for the crab fishery, Bussey said recently, standing on the deck of his 65-foot fishing vessel, the Eastern Princess II.
Bussey has reason to be upbeat.
Beneath his feet, the fish hold on his vessel was crawling with nearly $400,000 worth of snow crab, a bounty so valuable that crew members aboard the Princess could hardly contain their delight.