The union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the federal government to go back on its decision last week to reopen the commercial Northern cod fishery for the first time in more than 30 years.A cod is seen on a trawler off the coast of Hampton Beach, N.H. in an April, 2026 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Robert F. Bukaty

Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen

by The Canadian Press July 2, 2024

written by The Canadian Press July 2, 2024

Exactly 32 years after the federal government imposed a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial cod fishery, harvesters in the province demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa reinstate it. Greg Pretty, president of the 14,000-member union representing inshore fishers, says the northern cod sto...

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