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Newfoundland capelin fishery a go after processors agree to pay more than minimum

Five processing companies have signed an agreement to pay CAD 0.30 per pound for Grade A, but that doesn't mean every capelin catch will fetch that top price

By Barb Dean-Simmons | June 24, 2024 16:36 BST
A Newfoundland longliner uses a purse seine to fish capelin close to shore during the 2020 season. Photo by Barb Dean-Simmons.
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Harvesters in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) are about to begin fishing for capelin after getting a handful of buyers to agree to pay more than the minimum dock price for Grade A capelin as determined last week by the province's Fish Price Setting Panel [...]

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