"AFN has produced this Economic Development in Fisheries booklet that will assist in understanding what exists, and to expand on the national vision to help facilitate First Nations entry into the seafood industry by providing them with the tools and advice on what best practices exist, and how they can be involved or how to go about it."
Prince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Year of publication:
2011
"""The primary objective of the program is to stimulate and support the undertaking of high quality, scientifically valid, short-term (normally 3 years or less) applied and/or developmental research that will yield economic benefits to the P.E.I. fish processing sector/aquaculture industry/commercial fisheries
industry."""
"Recent statistics indicate that Nova Scotia, with total exports of about $975 million, remains one of the leading exporters of seafood in Canada. Nova Scotia fish processors, in producing a wide range of fresh, frozen and value-added products that enjoy world class recognition, utilize all 30 species of fish landed in the province"
"On June 10th the federal government promised $65 million in relief to the troubled Atlantic lobster industry, with $15 million for short-term transitional contributions for harvesters who experienced a 25% drop in income this year."