Arctic Surf Clam Decision For 2020 Good News for Grand Bank, Mayor Says

GRAND BANK, N.L. — The Town of Grand Bank was pleased to learn Clearwater Seafoods will continue to benefit from the full Arctic surf clam quota for 2020.

“Everything seems to be good for this year,” mayor Rex Matthews told SaltWire Network.

According to a CBC report, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bernadette Jordan recently confirmed 14 First Nation bands in Atlantic Canada will receive a fourth licence — good for one year — with 25 per cent of the species quota for 2020.

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