Statement made on 14 April 2010 by Senator Elizabeth Hubley
Hon. Elizabeth Hubley:
Honourable senators, my question is also for the Leader of the Government in the Senate.
The recent decision by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to reduce the snow crab quota for 2010 by 63 per cent is catastrophic for fishermen, their crews and processing plants on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Can the minister tell us what action is being taken to alleviate the hardship being placed on the snow crab fishery?
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