FFAW president Earle McCurdy says focus needs to be placed on the fair sharing of the northern shrimp resource in the wake of DFO science recommendations pointing to a significant reduction in the stocks.
McCurdy, along with the chairs of three of the provinces inshore shrimp fleets, attended a special meeting of the Northern Shrimp Advisory Committee in Ottawa last week to discuss the implications of the latest science advice.
The northern shrimp resource is broken down into a number of management areas, one of which (Shrimp fishing Area 7, which corresponds to NAFO fishing division 3L) is managed by NAFO. The Total Allowable catch for Area 7 has been reduced by half from the 2013 TAC.
