Canada's fisheries minister is expressing interest — but making no commitments — when it comes to the latest move by Clearwater Seafoods to recapture its multimillion-dollar monopoly on the Arctic surf clam fishery. Benefits would start 'immediately'Clearwater said the surf clam agreement would "provide millions of dollars" to participating First Nations through annual revenue sharing, employment, training and direct buying from Indigenous suppliers. Clearwater says its proposal creates Indigenous access to the surf clam resource while protecting jobs and respecting existing investments in the industry. Arctic surf clam is a red, tongue-shaped seafood that's exported to Asia for sushi. "We believe it meets the objectives that the government set out in building Indigenous access to the surf clam resource, while at the same time protecting existing jobs in the surf clam industry and respecting the investments that have been made in the industry."

Source: CBC News March 21, 2019 09:00 UTC