The following is being released at the request of the Fish Processing Licensing Board:

The provincial Fish Processing Licensing Board has completed a review of the Fish Processing Licensing Policy Manual and made associated recommendations to The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources.

Details of the review and recommendations are now available for public viewing at the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources website.

The review was undertaken in response to a request from Minister Byrne in November 2019 in light of changing economic, environmental, and resource issues, to conduct a comprehensive review of Sections 1.6 and 2.1 of the Fish Processing Licensing Policy Manual and provide the Board’s assessments and recommendations on whether changes were required.

Key recommendations made by the board focused on:

• The elimination of the mandatory provisions of the resource threshold limits;
• Changing the harvesting threshold to reflect the reality of current levels of quota; and
• Implementing a requirement that the policy manual be reviewed every five years to ensure that it reflects the reality of current industry conditions.

Individuals seeking additional information about the review can contact Reg Anstey, Chair of the Fish Processing Licensing Board by email reganstey@icloud.com or telephone 709-746-9967.

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Media contact
Reg Anstey
Chairperson
Fish Processing Licensing Board
709-746-9967
reganstey@icloud.com