FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 25th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) welcomes a decision by the province’s Labour Relations Board to order a hearing into its application for certification.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 17th, 2018

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The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has launched a second Go Fund Me Campaign to raise $75,000 to fund the conclusion of the breakaway union’s drive for certification.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 10th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) accuses the FFAW-Unifor executive of manipulating the union Constitution to protect their own jobs, and punish the inshore harvesters who took a stand against them.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 4th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased to announce that Harvey Jarvis has come aboard as secretary-treasurer.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 4th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is reiterating its call for the provincial government to lift all restrictions and allow out-of-province buyers into the provincial marketplace in light of the shrimp fiasco on the Great Northern Peninsula. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 30th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on the FFAW-Unifor to appeal the price of snow crab set in early April by the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says questions have been raised whether thousands of dues-paying members of the FFAW-Unifor are actual inshore fish harvesters. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the FFAW-Unifor is playing its usual smoke and mirrors with regards to a report released this afternoon by the province’s Labour Relations Board.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 19, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) recommends Ottawa follow scientific advice on northern cod and restrict removals from all sources to the lowest possible level until the stock clears the critical zone.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 13th, 2018

The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says the delay of the 2018 multi-species survey in waters off the province because of a broken down science vessel is yet another example of Ottawa’s ongoing gross mismanagement of the fisheries.