Baie Verte Peninsula fisherman Richard Martin will miss most of the 2024 fishing season because of a fractured hip he suffered following a tussle with police during a March 20 protest in St. John's.
With the time-sensitive snow crab season set to begin in a few days, fish harvesters are once again talking about tying up their boats due to the price of crab.
John Efford led the charge this month as an unelected, unofficial spokesperson for fish harvesters. What's next for the son of a former fisheries minister, and what does this moment mean for the FFAW?
Fish harvesters are speaking out about constraints on the industry that set prices and limit selling to provincial buyers, and have plans to continue their protest.
The Petten's Legacy is finally afloat in Harbour Grace after two years of setbacks, including the sudden passing of the man who championed the vessel, Port de Grave fisherman Dwight Petten.