Non-cooperation threatens productive fishery

It is time for the Government of Canada to partner with the American and Nova Scotia governments in passing legislation to extend the Canadian moratorium through 2022. To do otherwise will endanger the spirit of cooperation that has developed between the United States and Canada in the management of this rich and sensitive marine area.

YARMOUTH, N.S.—Around midnight on Jan. 30, four crewmen on the fishing boat, Poseidon Princess out of Pubnico, N.S., were plucked from the cold and stormy North Atlantic with aid from fellow fishermen on two other vessels also returning to port that night. The...

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