St. John’s, NL, 29 June 2022 – The provincially appointed Standing Fish Price Setting Panel, which serves to arbitrate prices in the fishery between harvesters and producers, is in for more criticism just a day after being slammed by the FFAW for a recent shrimp price decision. Derek Butler, Executive Director of the Association of […]
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Seafood Producers respond to FFAW outrage over latest shrimp panel decision
St. John’s, NL, 28 June 2022 – The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP), representing the majority of shrimp processors in the province, responded today to a media release from the FFAW expressing ‘outrage’ at a decision of the province’s Standing Fish Price Setting Panel. The Panel selected ASP’s offer of $0.90 for summer shrimp. “The […]
Snow crab producers compelled to respond to 2022 market challenges
St. John’s, NL, May 30, 2022 — The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP), representing the majority of Newfoundland and Labrador based snow crab producers, issued a media release today, saying the industry is compelled to respond to the 2022 market uncertainty. ASP says it has serious concerns that the snow crab market is not functioning in […]
ASP supports plant workers opposition to new fish processing capacity
St. John’s, NL, May 18, 2022 — The Association of Seafood Producers supports plant workers opposition to new fish processing capacity. A decision is still pending but if the application is approved, it will be detrimental for rural NL and existing plant workers. Those same plant workers have been holding protests around the province in […]
Increased processing capacity takes work from existing workers and plants, wrong way to support industry, says Association
St. John’s, NL, May 12, 2022 — The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) says recent news about a possible new crab plant in St. Mary’s would result in less hours of work for those in existing facilities, and is the wrong way to build stability in the industry. “What a new license means, in short, […]
Seafood Producers says call for a moratorium on capelin is misguided and premature
St. John’s, NL, April 29, 2022 — The Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) says recent calls for a moratorium on capelin are misguided, and a capelin fishery at low levels is more than supported by the data. “ASP appreciates the vital role of capelin in our ecosystem and our economy,” says Derek Butler, Executive […]