Crab is coming into processing plants in eastern Newfoundland, but the lack of a contract for unionized workers could throw a wrench in the season.

The head of the Association of Seafood Producers says he and his family have faced threats in recent weeks during the conflict over snow crab.

As the dispute between unionized workers and processors continues, Boston seafood analyst John Sacktontells CBC News he doesn't see any economic benefit in prolonging the struggle but he's optimistic work being done heading into the season will lead to success.

John Efford led the charge this month as an unelected, unofficial spokesperson for fish harvesters. What's next for the son of a former fisheries minister, and what does this moment mean for the FFAW?

The headof the association that represents seafood producers in Newfoundland and Labrador says protests this week at Confederation Building send the wrong message to the marketplace.

An arbitrator has ruled the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union broke its collective agreement with the Association of Seafood Producers by telling crab fishermen to keep their boats tied up at the beginning of last season amid a price dispute.

The president of the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union says time is ticking on getting a newformula-based seafood pricing system ahead of the start of the 2024 season.

A new report from the Newfoundland and Labrador governmentsays the current seafood price-setting process is flawed, and it outlines the need for a formula-based system that would improve the industry for harvesters and plant owners.

The head of the Association of Seafood Producers says the finalization of snow crab prices shifts the situation from a fight over price to a fight to make the season valuable.

The head of Newfoundland and Labrador's Association of Seafood Producers is now putting negotiations with the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union out in the open, saying the union mischaracterized meetings between the two groups.

The proposal sets $2.20 per pound as the minimum price of snow crab for the rest of the season. There is an opportunity for increases tied to the Urner Barry Index, which dictates the market price.

Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg said he sent the letter to gauge interest in gettingback on the water, adding his phone and email are full with messages from harvesters saying they want to fish.

Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg has urged the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union to hold a secret ballot vote asking snow crab harvesters if they are ready to fish at $2.20 per pound, according to a letter obtained by CBC News.

One of the most prominent figures in the Newfoundland and Labrador fishing sector surprised even his closest colleagues Thursday by announcing his unexpected departure from the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union.

A full survey assessment hasn't been completed since 2020. Fishermen say without the right data, the right quota decisions won't get made.

Federal Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announced Thursday the total allowable catch for snow crab will increase to 50,470 tonnes a 32 per cent increase from 2021.

Fishermen from across the Avalon Peninsula took their complaints and concerns about pricing for this year's inshore fishery straight to Fisheries Minister Derrick Bragg in St. John's on Monday, with a concurrent protest happening in Corner Brook.

Association of Seafood Producers president Derek Butler said the start of the fishery has been driven by a sense of responsibility among workers, harvesters and processors, who rely on the fishery to make a living.

Time has run out for FISH-NL, which announced today it is ending its membership drive far below the required number of signatures, and the group is being dissolved.

A small-town mayor and an industry association head are defending the aquaculture industry amid a massive salmon die-off in Fortune Bay.

Northern Harvest Sea Farms is busy cleaning pens of dead salmon, and the province's head aquaculture vet says higher-than-average water temperatures are to blame.