The Trudeau government is poised to allocate fishing access to the massive redfish population in the Gulf of St Lawrence at the end of the month, a highly anticipated decision generating both dread and hope throughout the industry in Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
More stories are emerging about efforts to save lobster pounds inside the Shelburne County wildfire zone. Fishermen's Market had two facilities at risk. One was cut off for nearly two weeks and required 16,000 litres of diesel delivered by sea.
Big decisions that could affect fishing communities in Atlantic Canada and Quebec are looming for federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray after rubbing shoulders with seafood companies at North America's largest industry trade show in Boston this week.