Can you fish in a pandemic? Seafood industry facing hard COVID-19 questions - News Summed Up

Can you fish in a pandemic? Seafood industry facing hard COVID-19 questions


According to Keith Sullivan, the president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, plant workers and fish harvesters have many questions about how they are supposed to keep themselves and their families safe. (Eddy Kennedy/CBC News)The FFAW is working with DFO and other industry groups — including the province's Fish Harvesting Safety Association — to create safety protocols. - Brenda GreensladeBrenda Greenslade, the executive director of the NL-FHSA, says there are a lot of questions that aren't quite answered yet. The crab season has been delayed until at least May 1, as industry groups work to develop a protocol for safe operation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay means no money for harvesters and no work for processors and fish plant workers.


Source: CBC News April 11, 2020 11:26 UTC



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