Lobster processors and fishermen's associations across the Atlantic region have formed a coalition to lobby the federal government over temporary foreign worker program restrictions.
The Maritime Seafood Coalition would like fish plants to be given the same exemption as the agricultural industry. The group says a recent overhaul singled out seafood from the seasonal agricultural/agrifood workers program.
Ian MacPherson, executive director of the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association — one of seven coalition members — says this is the first year temporary foreign workers will be capped at 30 per cent of total staff.
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