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    • Newfoundland fishermen get 'best news' on northern cod stocks in a generation

    Jason Sullivan holds a fillet of cod in his kitchen at The Jigger, a restaurant he鈥檚 bought with his brother in Bay Bulls, N.L. Jason Sullivan holds a fillet of cod in his kitchen at The Jigger, a restaurant he鈥檚 bought with his brother in Bay Bulls, N.L.
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    It鈥檚 a technical, scientific change: the Limit Reference Point, a key part of the assessment of a fish stock鈥檚 health, has been revised.

    But for Newfoundland and Labrador鈥檚 Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) union, the implications couldn鈥檛 be more clear.

    Because of a change in their scientific method, officials at Fisheries and Oceans Canada now believe that Newfoundland鈥檚 northern cod stock has moved out of the critical zone for the first time in decades.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 great cause for celebration,鈥 said Greg Pretty, President of the FFAW. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the best news we鈥檝e had in 31 years.鈥

    That鈥檚 because the reassessment opens up the possibility of more commercial fishing of the resource 鈥 something that鈥檚 been heavily restricted since the federal government imposed a moratorium on the fishery in 1992.

    鈥淭he potential is here now to do it again, and do it properly this time,鈥 Pretty said.

    The northern cod stock was a backbone of the Newfoundland and Labrador economy 鈥 a culturally-defining resource 鈥 before it was fished to the point of near-extinction in the 1990s.Greg Pretty is the president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, a fisheries union representing both fish harvesters and plant workers in Newfoundland and Labrador. He said when he first started working with the union, nearly every community in the province was involved in the cod fishery.

    When then-fisheries minister John Crosbie shut down most of the fishery in 1992, about 30,000 fish harvesters instantly lost their jobs.

    It was the biggest layoff in Canadian history. Fish harvesters were given $225 a week for 10 weeks to get by.

    The moratorium was only expected to last two years, but in the decades since, the northern cod stock never left the critical zone 鈥 until now.

    Pretty dreams of the possibilities. 鈥淟onger seasons, more money in the communities, less dependence on social programs,鈥 he said.

    He said fishermen in his union are excited for the future and looking forward to March, when industry groups will get together with Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials and figure out more details about what next year鈥檚 fishery will look like.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 not a magic elixir but done properly, collaborated on, this can be a significant financial boost to our province,鈥 he said.

    But the road from a restricted fishery to a booming industry will be a long one. Last season, only a handful of plants in Newfoundland and Labrador processed cod fish and they didn鈥檛 pay much to the fish harvesters who were selling their catch.

    Jason Sullivan is a fish harvester from Bay Bulls, N.L. a community about 30 minutes away from St. John鈥檚, N.L. Sullivan is an outspoken voice in Newfoundland and Labrador and is frequently challenging the political and union leadership on fishery issues.

    That鈥檚 why fish harvesters like the outspoken Jason Sullivan, from Bay Bulls, N.L., are waiting to be convinced.

    鈥淔uel, now, $2 a litre and bait has gone up five times what it used to be three years ago,鈥 he said. 鈥滻t's just very difficult to make money when you're still getting prices for fish that you got 30 years ago.鈥

    Aside from fishing, Sullivan also helps run a takeout in Bay Bulls with his brother. Fish and Chips 鈥 deep fried cod and a side of fries 鈥 is a popular menu item.

    鈥淣ormally we鈥檙e paying around $6.50 or so for fish 鈥 sometimes we鈥檙e after paying $9 a pound. But what pisses me off about it is that I know that the fisherman that caught that fish only (got) 90 cents,鈥 he said.

    But Pretty points to Iceland, where the fishing industry brands their cod as a premium product as what鈥檚 possible in Newfoundland and Labrador.

    鈥淎ll I can say is we got to do it properly 鈥 There has to be a plan, it may be a five-year plan or it could be a 10-year plan,鈥 he said.

    鈥淲e have the potential.鈥

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