Barb Dean-Simmons

The penalty against Bolero Shellfish Processing, a lobster and sea cucumber processor, is the largest ever issued by Canada for violations of the Temporary Foreign Worker program

‘While the numbers that DFO quotes sound good, compared to how many traps are in St. Mary’s Bay and the millions of pounds that are being removed, it’s just a drop in the bucket’ — Colin Sproul, president of Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance

Despite the flood of snow crab coming into the US, wholesale prices remain high and show no sign of weakening soon

‘Although the vessel met regulatory standards, the use of combustible framing near exhaust pipes created an avoidable hazard’ — Transportation Safety Board of Canada

‘This is a unique occurrence. We’ve never needed to contract extra vessels previously’ — Joel Richardson, Cooke vice president of public relations

‘The report is with [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada] and will be released very shortly’ — Joanne Thompson, Canada’s minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Jason Spingle’s career with the Fish Food and Allied Workers union in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador spanned 27 years

Association of Seafood Producers chair Kim Quinlan confirmed in a written statement on Wednesday (July 2) that executive director Jeff Loder submitted his resignation on June 27

The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for Wildtype salmon products to be served to consumers

This year’s total estimated abundance of 238 million crabs is the second lowest in the history of the survey, which has operated since 1990