LIF IFO SHOULD IT IT BE CONTINUED, MODIFIED OR ABOLISHED??? Submitted to: Ministerial Advisory Panel (MAP) Paul Sprout (Chair) Barbara Crann Wayne Follett Trevor Taylor Submitted by: Fogo Island Cooperative Society Limited May 24 th , 2016, St. John’s May 26 th , 2016, Gander
TOPICS • THE CO-OP – BACKGROUND INFORMATION • PRINCIPLES OF THE FEDERAL FISHERIES POLICY FRAMEWORK • OUR RECENT PAST • PROBLEMS \ CAUSES • THE ECOSYSTEM • ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AND THEIR TREATY RIGHTS • OFFSHORE INDUSTRY • INSHORE INDUSTRY • FLEET DIVISIONS • LIFO – UNFAIR SHARING • ADJACENCY • RURAL NEWFOUNDLAND (UNCERTAIN FUTURE) • RECOMMENDATIONS ON QUESTIONS FROM MAP
THE FOGO IS ISLAND CO-OP BACKGROUND IN INFORMATION
Fog ogo o Island is on one e of of the the olde oldest rur rural settle lements in n Nort North Ame Americ ica steeped in n ri rich tr tradit itio ion pass passed do down wn fr from om gene eneratio ion to o gen eneratio ion, built built on on the the cod od fi fishery as as was as mo most coa oastal l com ommunit itie ies in n Ne Newfoundla land. The Th e Fog ogo o Island Co Co-op op is on one e of of the the olde oldest fi fishery ry Co Co- op’s on the Planet. We have been in business since 1967 and in 2017 we wil l cele elebrate a a major milestone… 50 years in business. This hasn’t come easy. The reason we are still active in todays fishery is because of th the str tron ong wi will of of the the peop people le of of Fog ogo o Island who who refuted Go Governments de decis ision to o re- settle Newfoundland communities in the 50’s and 60’s. They stayed, form ormed a a fi fishery ry co-op op and and built built the their ir own wn futu future, lear earnin ing thr through ad adversit ity and and har hardship ips. Th Throu ough it t al all the they lear earned no not t to o giv give up. up. Th They lear earned to o end endure, ad adapt and and evol olve. Co Combin ined app approxim imately ly 550 fi fishers and and pl plant work orkers and and 11 communit itie ies on on Fog ogo o island dep depend on on the the Co Co-op op. A A bo boar ard of of 11 dir directors oversee the the affair airs of of the the Co Co-op op whi which cur currently ha have 500 me members We are a multi specie fishing company. We have three fish plants… A Groundfish plant in Joe Batt’s Arm that operated for 10 weeks in 2015 employing 60 people processing Turbot and Cod. A A Cr Crab Plant in n Fog ogo o tha that op oper erated for or 34 wee eeks in n 2015 em emplo loyin ing 140 work orkers pr proc ocessin ing g Cr Crab, Cap Capeli lin, Her Herrin ing and and Sea Sea Cuc Cucumbe ber A A Sh Shrim rimp pl plant in n Sel Seldom th that op oper erated 19 weeks in n 2015 em emplo loyin ing g 90 peo people le on on tw two o shi hifts pr proc ocessin ing Sh Shrim rimp. 30 lar arge fi fishi hing en enterpris ises 65 foo ooters and and app approxim imately ly 75 sma mall ll bo boat fi fishers sup upply ly raw w ma materia ial l to o the the Co Co-op op We e al also o buy buy fr from om fi fishers of off f the the isla land. In n 2015 ou our r pl plant pa payrol oll l was as 5 Mil Milli lion an and fi fisher pa payrolls ls tot otale led $27 Mil Milli lion on We e Pai aid Mu Munic icip ipal l Taxes - $300,000, Provin incia ial l an and Fed ederal l taxes – $200,000 We e ded deducted 4 Mil Milli lion on in n Taxes fr from om fi fishers and and pl plant wor orkers
DISSAPPEARING SHELLFISH… RETURN OF GROUNDFISH… OUR BUSINESS REVOLVES AROUND SHRIMP. IT FOGO ISLAND CO-OP - LANDINGS BY SPECIE OVER 15 YEARS MAKES UP 65% OF OUR BUSINESS MODEL, REPLACING CRAB IN RECENT YEARS. HAVING LESS SHRIMP THEN WHAT WE HAVE NOW MAKES US UNVIABLE. IN 2009 THE CO-OP PROCESSED OVER 11 Million LBS OF SHRIMP, LAST YEAR WE DID 5.5 MILLION LBS. 12,000,000.00 DECLINES IN QUOTAS TO FISHERS HAVE BEEN DEVISTATING… IN 2009 A FULL -TIME CRAB 10,000,000.00 LICENSE HAD A QUOTA OF 223,000 LBS, NOW ITS 71,000 LBS A DECLINE OF 68%. A SHRIMP 8,000,000.00 LICENSE HAD 490,000 LBS OF QUOTA, TODAY ITS 246,000 LBS A DECREASE OF 51%. 6,000,000.00 COD IS MAKING ITS RETURN ONCE AGAIN TO 4,000,000.00 SHRIMP OUR WATERS BUT WE FACE A DAUNTING PROBLEM. WE HAVN’T GOT ENOUGH TO 2,000,000.00 TURBOT PROCESS TO EVEN CONTEMPLATE A MAJOR COD - MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND IT WOULD NEVER 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 REPLACE CRAB AND SHRIMP AS THE MAINSTAY OF OUR BUSINESS SO WE HAVE NOTHING TO COD CAPELIN HERRING TURBOT SEA CUC CRAB SHRIMP TURN TO IN ORDER TO SURIVE ON AS WE TRANSITION BACK TO GROUNDFISH.
POLIC ICY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES ON CANADA’S ATLANTIC COASTS MARCH 2004 (H (HON Geoff Regan ) )
* TH THE FIS FISHERY IS IS A COMMON PROPERTY RE RESOURCE TO BE MANAGED FOR TH THE BENEFIT OF F ALL CANAIDIANS WHILE RE RESPECTING ABORIGIANAL & TR TREATY RI RIGHTS. * THE MIN INISTER HAS AUTHORITY OVER ACCESS & ALLOCATION OF THE RE RESOURCE. The Government of Canada recognizes that hundreds of coastal communities depend on the Atlantic fisheries and that the fisheries make an important contribution to the country's national identity and prosperity. Key legislation brought into effect land claims agreements including the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act . These Agreements are important elements of access and allocation and affect management decisions in the northern shrimp fishery. Guiding Principles: Conservation Recognition of Aboriginal & Treaty Rights Equity Criteria Adjacency Historic Dependence Economic Viability
Northern Sh Shrimp Fishery ry PRINCIPLES: Sustainable use that safeguards ecological processes and genetic diversity for the present and future generations. Conservation If the principle of conservation will be compromised, access will not be granted. Access to the resource will be managed in a manner Recognition of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights consistent with the Constitutional protection provided to Aboriginal and treaty rights. Equity has both a procedural and a substantive component: Procedural Component: Access criteria must be applied in a fair and consistent manner through a decision-making process that is open, transparent and Equity accountable and that ensures fair treatment for all. Substantive Component: The fishery is a common, public resource that should be managed in a way that does not create or exacerbate excessive interpersonal or inter- regional disparities.
Northern Sh Shrimp Fishery ry PRINCIPLES: Criteria Definition Priority of access should be granted to those who are closest to the fishery resource in question. The adjacency criterion is based on the explicit premise that those coastal fishing communities and fishers in closest proximity Adjacency to a given fishery should gain the greatest benefit from it, and on the implicit assumption that access based on adjacency will promote values of local stewardship and local economic development. Priority of access should be granted to fishers who have historically participated in and relied upon a particular fishery, including those who developed the fishery. Depending on the nature and history of the fishery, the Historic requisite period of dependence can vary from a few years to many decades. The historic dependence criterion is Dependence based on the premise that fishers who have historically fished a particular stock should enjoy privileged access to that resource, to ensure their continued economic stability and viability, as well as that of the coastal communities from which they come. Decisions regarding access promote, rather than compromise, the economic viability of existing participants in a particular fishery, as well as that of potential new entrants to that fishery. The economic viability criterion is based on the premise that decisions regarding access should contribute to the economic resiliency and stability Economic of individual fishers and of the fishing industry as a whole. At the level of the fishing enterprise, economic Viability viability focuses on factors such as capacity to fish, ability to comply with last-in-first-out rules and sound business planning. At a broader level, economic viability looks to factors such as relative economic return and value-added to the fishery, as well as at stability of employment in the processing sector and economic benefits to dependent coastal communities.
OUR RECENT PAST
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