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The Fish, Food and Allied Workers union is angry over redfish allocations for inshore harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying the federal government is prioritizing corporations over fishermen struggling to survive.
After more than 40 years with the FFAW, Greg Pretty is retiring ahead of the next election for union president.
The president of a cod harvesting company in Newfoundland and Labrador says the province is ready to reopen the commercial cod market, 32 years after the moratorium was announced.
John Efford, the unofficial fisheries union protest leader, says crab harvesters will be back on the steps of Confederation Building on Monday morning as their crab tie-up continues.
Association of Seafood Producers executive director Jeff Loder says the current crab tie-up is getting to a point where it is going to negatively affect the market for the rest of the season, and other fisheries after that.