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Barb Dean-Simmons

Atlantic

Senior Reporter at Undercurrent News

Senior reporter at Undercurrent News

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  • 1 day ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

    As the world's largest snow crab fishery steams along, with 27,728 metric tons, or 44.4%, of the 62,463t quota remaining to be caught in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), more bad blood is brewing between the harvesters' union and crab processors. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.

  • 4 days ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

    Raymond Critch is no longer the lead negotiator for the Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW), the union that represents inshore harvesters in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.

  • 1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

    Poor weather, coupled with trip limits, have slowed the pace of landings in the world's largest snow crab fishery since April. However, a regulation change on June 1 will see the pace of landings pick up, an industry source told Undercurrent News on Friday (May 30). [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.

  • 1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

    The population of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in the US's Chesapeake Bay has dropped to 238 million, a 25% decline from the 2024 estimate of 317m crabs, according to the latest winter dredge survey by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.

  • 1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Barb Dean-Simmons

    Grieg Seafood continues to evaluate the future of its Canadian operations following another challenging quarter, compounded by regulatory uncertainty in the province of British Columbia (BC) and high production costs at its Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) operation [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.

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Barbara Dean-Simmons
Barbara Dean-Simmons @BarbDeanSimmons
3 Apr 25

RT @Lanampayne: No one in Canada should allow President Trump to gaslight us into being grateful he didn’t slam us harder today. We are f…

Barbara Dean-Simmons
Barbara Dean-Simmons @BarbDeanSimmons
1 Mar 25

I am sick and tired of feeling helpless. Instead of standing by the sidelines watching in frustration and angst it’s time to support #ukraine with deeds. Where can I donate to support the defense of Ukraine? Imagine what we all could do if we all did it together. @ZelenskyyUa https://t.co/EDH3dw0YRB

Barbara Dean-Simmons
Barbara Dean-Simmons @BarbDeanSimmons
5 Feb 25

RT @Acyn: Rae: By the way, we are not the 51st state, we are a sovereign independent country. Our leader deserves to be treated with respec…