NOVA SCOTIA — Fisherman in Atlantic Canada worry the federal government’s plans to “modernize” the industry will destroy their business and benefit large corporations, according to The Globe and Mail.
The federal government has released the discussion paper, “The Future of Canada’s Commercial Fisheries,” which talks about “modernizing fisheries management,” but according to the paper, the plans are unclear.The issue that has fisherman worried is the belief that the government wants to abandon two key policies that ensure their independence — the owner-operator and fleet-separation policies. Fleet separation means only those who fish can own a licence and processing companies cannot. The owner-operator policy means the owner of the licence must operate the boat. The measures kept large corporations from dominating the industry.
According to The Globe, these policies were not mentioned in the government’s discussion paper, which makes fishermen “nervous.”
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