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Newfoundland harvesters: Lobster buying stops again

'Lobster buyers have initiated a second stoppage, just days after the first when increased market demand and reduced supply led to higher market prices...' -- Greg Pretty, FFAW

By Jason Huffman | May 4, 2023 15:45 BST
Lobster and snow crab trap ropes on a dock in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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Lobster buying has stopped again in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), reports the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW), the union that represents harvesters [...]

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