Commercial crab harvesters in British Columbia are concerned changes over how they're able to fish for Dungeness crabs off the west coast of Vancouver Island could push some small, family-run operations out of business. On Friday, the Dungeness crab fishery opened for the season, which normally sees more than 30 small operators take to the waters off Tofino to harvest the seafood. Jason Voong, left, and his father, Cooc Lung Voong pose for a photo aboard their crab fishing vessel near Tofino, B.C., in this undated photograph. "This government needs to understand that Canada must bear the cost of reconciliation rather than just these individual working crab fishers," he said. "We need the government to move quickly to fully compensate affected crab fishers."

Source: CBC News April 03, 2022 01:00 UTC