Nova Scotia's offshore northern shrimp trawlers have had their quotas cut by 53 percent after the federal fisheries minister reduced allocations and allowable catches in the stock. With landings already on a downward trend, there are mounting concerns on the ground about what this latest setback means for the industry.
The total allowable catch (TAC) for the 2016-17 season in Area 6, off northern Newfoundland and southern Labrador, will be 27,825 metric tons (MT), a 42 percent cu…
