As anticipation builds, the crew aboard the Terre-Neuvas waits impatiently at the Port of Saint-Pierre, eager to embark on their fishing journey. Despite the new fishing quotas for 2025 set by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) being open, the vessel hasn’t yet received the necessary permissions to start fishing.Arriving on January 21, the crew, consisting of nine members, six of whom hail from the local area, busily prepares the ship. They load ice and bait, hoping to quickly head to the rich fishing grounds nearby. Atlantic halibut, their main target, are still plentiful in the waters close to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, but time is of the essence as these fish begin to migrate.The only hurdle remains the lack of a prefectural decree that would allocate the newly est...
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