HALIFAX — Any belief that a potential lobster marketing fee can move ahead without fishermen from southwestern Nova Scotia was categorically put to rest Monday by a buyer from the region.
Terry Zinck was reacting to comments made Thursday by Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell who said any potential agreement on a fee could be reached with buyers only in the province's largest lobster fishery.
Colwell clarified the comment a day later, saying any contribution from lobster buyers and processors would require the support of the entire industry.
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