Icewater Seafoods processes northern cod for the first time in 32 years
For over three decades, Icewater Seafood’s Arnolds Cove fish plant has kept itself going processing fish from other countries. But on Feb 24, 2025, the plant processed its first N.L. offshore cod since the moratorium in 1992. Plant workers were thrilled this week to be processing local cod. Not only did it mean they get to work with fresher and higher quality fish, but it means more money will be coming their way. Janet Hynes has been at the plant for 38 years and remembers the day operations shut down due to the moratorium. “We were devastated,” said Hynes. “We didn’t really know what was going to happen at that time.” Over the past 32 years, quality control coordinator Brenda Hickey, said she never gave up hope. “I was thinking this is going to come back … and it did. We’re super excited,” she said. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 09:41
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