Government of Canada and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador make investments to increase value and productivity in the province’s fish and seafood sector
Backgrounder
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador are pleased to announce a total contribution of more than $11 million across 36 projects that focus on equipment modernization and improving productivity and sustainability in the fish and seafood sector of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Recipient | Location | Project Description | Project Costs | AFF Contribution | AFF Pillar |
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Allan Eddy | Sibley's Cove | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers. | $14,594 | $11,675 | Infrastructure |
Andre Paul | Come By Chance | Purchase insulated tubs and automatic jiggers. | $6,411 | $5,128 | Infrastructure |
Austin Reid | Seldom | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers. | $14,594 | $11,675 | Infrastructure |
Big Land Fisheries Inc. / Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Co. Ltd. | Mary's Harbour | Purchase and installation of salt cod processing technology. | $11,878,708 | $3,825,361 | Infrastructure |
Bradley Wiseman | Robert's Arm | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers. | $14,594 | $11,675 | Infrastructure |
Clifford Cull | Seldom | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers and insulated tubs. | $25,846 | $20,677 | Infrastructure |
Darrell Tulk | Aspen Cove | Purchase insulated tubs and automatic jiggers. | $14,790 | $11,832 | Infrastructure |
Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) | Corner Brook | Development of sustainable redfish fishing technology. | $934,578 | $634,921 | Innovation |
Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) | St. John's | Piloting of boxing at sea in inshore cod fisheries. | $752,809 | $149,960 | Innovation |
Fogo Island Co-operative Society Limited | Fogo Island | Purchase and install crab processing technology. | $3,788,939 | $2,769,720 | Infrastructure |
Frederick Hedley Mouland | Bonavista | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers and insulated tubs. | $23,992 | $19,194 | Infrastructure |
George Power | Petit Forte | Purchase and installation of insulated tubs and automatic jiggers. | $10,790 | $8,632 | Infrastructure |
Glen Best | Fogo Island | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers. | $29,188 | $23,350 | Infrastructure |
Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd. | Marystown | Purchase and installation of a fish sludge dewatering system. | $1,009,151 | $756,863 | Infrastructure |
Hampidjan Canada Ltd. | Spaniard's Bay | Digital trawl development. | $54,656 | $43,725 | Innovation |
Harbour Authority of Belleoram | Belleoram | Purchase and distribution of insulated tubs to Core enterprises. | $11,809 | $9,447 | Infrastructure |
Harbour Authority of Foxtrap | Conception Bay South | Purchase and distribute insulated boxes to fishing enterprises. | $84,678 | $67,742 | Infrastructure |
Harbour Authority of Grand Bank | Grand Bank | Purchase and distribute insulated fish tubs to inshore fishing enterprises. | $11,303 | $9,042 | Infrastructure |
Harbour Authority of Harbour Grace | Harbour Grace | Purchase and distribute insulated fish tubs to inshore fishing enterprises. | $128,898 | $103,118 | Infrastructure |
Harbour Authority of Triton | Triton | Purchase and distribute insulated tubs to fishers. | $104,435 | $83,548 | Infrastructure |
Hill Enterprises Ltd. and Cyril Piercey | Norman's Cove | Purchase and install onboard fish grading system. | $237,000 | $98,919 | Infrastructure |
Hodder's Shellfish Inc. | Stoneville | Purchase and Installation of modern sea urchin handling and processing technology | $71,280 | $57,024 | Infrastructure |
Jerry Best | Fogo | Purchase and installation of an automated jigging system. | $29,188 | $23,350 | Infrastructure |
Joe Osbourne | Seal Cove, White Bay | Purchase of cod pots and insulated tubs. | $5,690 | $4,552 | Infrastructure |
Labrador Gem Seafood Incorporated | Ramea | Purchase and install a vacuum and skin packaging system. | $108,000 | $86,400 | Infrastructure |
Luke Alexander | Kippens | Purchase and install a cod pot harvesting system. | $25,000 | $20,000 | Infrastructure |
Notre Dame Bay Mussel Farms Inc. | Pleasantview | Oyster aquaculture expansion. | $136,840 | $99,900 | Infrastructure |
Ocean Choice International | Fortune | Purchase and installation of Yellowtail Flounder processing equipment. | $3,645,152 | $1,822,576 | Infrastructure |
Oswan Tucker | Reefs Harbour | Experimental gear trails to avoid small redfish catch. | $11,967 | $9,574 | Innovation |
Paul Kane | Renews | Purchase and install an automated jigging system and insulated tubs. | $15,119 | $12,095 | Infrastructure |
Randy Ryan | La Scie | Purchase and install automatic longline system. | $212,003 | $99,900 | Infrastructure |
Rex Whiffen | Bonavista | Purchase and installation of automatic jiggers and insulated tubs. | $25,271 | $20,217 | Infrastructure |
Sound Venture Enterprises Ltd. and William Tremblett | Bonavista | Purchase and installation of a groundfish handling system. | $58,250 | $46,601 | Infrastructure |
Strattons Holdings Ltd. | Calvert | Purchase and installation of an automatic longline system. | $82,657 | $66,126 | Infrastructure |
Terry Rideout | Newtown | Purchase and installation of insulated tubs. | $8,475 | $6,780 | Infrastructure |
Torngat Secretariat | Nain | Purchase and Installation of ARIS (Adaptive Remote Imaging Sonar) technology to collect Arctic Char abundance information. | $160,000 | $128,000 | Infrastructure |
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