Charlotte-The Isles and Liberal MLA Rick Doucet says he’s mystified as to why the Department of Fisheries and Oceans would sell lobster licenses along the coast of Grand Manan.
Fishermen protested outside the DFO this week against the sales. Today the Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea will be speaking with the fishermen over a conference call, but Doucet says the fishermen want a face-to-face meeting.
Doucet tells CHSJ news when you remove this way of life from a coastal community there’s a rare chance it will come back. He says there’s a lot of grief and anxiety with both young and old fishermen right now, and says the more licenses they see leave the harder it is on the community.
MLA Doesn’t Understand Why DFO Approved Sale Of Lobster Licenses
