CBC News reports that some industry experts fear the natural disaster could affect fish exports. “The country [may become] so focused on relief and rebuilding that they’sre not really thinking more about the high-end goods, and there’s less consumption of gift packs and less eating out at restaurants,” John Sackton, the U.S.-based editor of Seafood.com and industry analyst, told the CBC.
At present, Japan purchases about 40 per cent of the crab fished in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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