On February 25, 2011, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Clyde Jackman released the Report of the Independent Chair: MOU Steering Committee. The report calls for significant downsizing of the inshore fishing fleet and inshore enterprises.

This page is intended to be a source of information about the report and a forum to discuss these issues. We encourage you to comment below.

(Last updated April 5, 2011)

Report of the Independent Chair: MOU Steering Committee [PDF]

The complete Report, prepared by Professor Tom Clift of Memorial University's Faculty of Business Administration. (Released on February 15, 2011)

Provincial Government Releases Report of Independent Chair of the Steering Committee for Fishing Industry Memorandum of Understanding

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (February 25, 2011)

Fishing Industry MOU Process Nearing Completion

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (September 20, 2010)

Minister Provides Update on Fishing Industry Memorandum of Understanding

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (July 15, 2010)

Minister to Meet with Federal Counterpart

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (June 9, 2010)

Minister Pleased Fisheries MOU Process is Moving Forward

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (March 18, 2010)

Minister Urges Continued Movement Toward Solutions for Fishing Industry

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (March 5, 2010)

Minister Encourages Collaboration to Address Structural Issues in the Fishing Industry

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (December 2, 2009)

Fisheries Working Groups Moving Forward With Financial Analysis of Industry

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (November 18, 2009)

Agreement Reached on Long-Term Development of Fishing Industry

Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. (July 14, 2009)

Neither here nor there

Article by Peter Pickersgill. Published in The Gander Beacon. (March 23, 2011)

Good riddance

Letter to the editor by David Boyd of Twillingate. Published in The Telegram. (March 22, 2011)

Letter delivered; MOU at impasse

Article by Ashley Fitzpatrick for The Telegram. (March 22, 2011)

MOU doesn't tackle real fishery challenges

Letter to the editor by Boyd Legge of Mount Pearl. Published in The Telegram. (March 21, 2011)

Manning quizzed about MOU

Article by James McLeod for The Telegram. (March 18, 2011)

MOU lacks vision for small boat sector

Letter to the editor by Maurice Adams of Paradise. Published in The Telegram. (March 18, 2011)

Sustainable vision

Letter to the editor by Maurice Adams of Paradise. Published in The Telegram. (March 17, 2011)

MOU - an exercise in futility and without vision

Letter to the editor by Brian Pollard of the Bishop's Falls. Published in The Gander Beacon. (March 10, 2011)

Time to look at the whole fishery

Letter to the editor by Winston Fiander of the Fisheries Community Alliance. Published in The Telegram. (March 9, 2011)

MOU meeting resolves nothing

Article published on the CBC News website. (March 8, 2011)

Jackman to spell out direction for fishery MOU

Article by Ashley Fitzpatrick for The Telegram. (March 8, 2011)

Jackman rejects MOU Report

Article by Clayton Hunt for The Coaster. (March 8, 2011)

Minister refuses to endorse MOU report for cabinet

Article by Juris Graney for Northern Pen. (March 7, 2011)

Small seafood processors weigh in on MOU

Article in The Telegram. (March 7, 2011)

FFAW president says fleet rationalization necessary

Article by Diane Crocker for The Western Star. (March 4, 2011)

Barry agrees with report findings; Says long-term viability depends on attracting more young people to the fishing industry

Article by Diane Crocker for The Western Star. (March 3, 2011)

Processors association supports MOU report

Article published by The Nor'wester. (March 2, 2011)

Fishery MOU report is a missed opportunity: Neis

CURRA Principal Investigator Dr. Barbara Neis discusses the Report. Article by Diane Crocker for The Western Star. (March 2, 2011)

NDP calling for N.L. fisheries minister to resign

Article published on the CBC News website. (February 28, 2011)

"Much ado about nothing": Fishermen react to MOU release

Article by Colin MacLean for The Telegram. (February 28, 2011)

Fisheries MOU recommendations cost almost half a billion dollars

Article published by NL News Now. (February 28, 2011)

Cod Conundrum

Article by Deana Stokes Sullivan for The Telegram. (February 26, 2011)

Going, going...

Editorial published in The Telegram. (February 26, 2011)

MOU report released, then rejected by government

Article by James McLeod for The Telegram. (February 26, 2011)

Report doesn't represent FFAW view, McCurdy says

Article by James McLeod for The Telegram. (February 26, 2011)

Young people needed

Article by James McLeod for The Telegram. (February 26, 2011)

No Action on Fishery MOU [video]

News report by Michael Connors for NTV News. (February 25, 2011)

Report Reaction [video]

"Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman is giving a thumbs down to a new report on restructuring the fishery." Video from CBC Television. (February 25, 2011)

Dr. Barbara Neis Discusses Local Consumption of Seafood

CURRA Principal Investigator Dr. Barbara Neis talks about promoting local consumption of locally-harvested seafood as a strategy for strengthening the fishery and fishing communities. Interview by John Furlong for The Fisheries Broadcast. (February 18, 2011)

Ottawa cool to MOU

Article by Terry Roberts for The Telegram. (February 16, 2010)

MOU delayed

Article by Adam Randell for The Packet. (January 27, 2011)

NL: MOU delay absolutely necessary: minister

Article by Juris Graney for Daily Business Buzz. (January 26, 2011)

Jackman talks fishery issues

Article by Clayton Hunt for The Coaster. (January 25, 2011)

MOU still MIA

Editorial published in The Telegram. (January 22, 2011)

MOU delay 'strictly political': Liberals

Article published by the CBC News website. (January 19, 2011)

Fisheries minister Clyde Jackman expects to reveal report in "two to three months"

Article by Juris Graney for The Gulf News. (January 18, 2011)

MOU delayed again

Article by Juris Graney for the Northern Pen. (January 17, 2011)

Community Linkages Committee - Fisheries MOU

Some background information about the MOU from the Community Linkages Committee. (undated)

Letter from Clyde Jackman, M.H.A.

Letter to Derek Butler (ASP) and Earle McCurdy (FFAW) from Clyde Jackman, M.H.A. Burin-Placentia West. (March 16, 2011)

A Tale of Two Countries

A critical editorial in three parts. Written by Hans Rollman for The Independent website.

• Part one. (March 9, 2011)
• Part two. (March 10, 2011)
• Part three. (March 11, 2011)

Fisheries MOU is Political but Will it Cost the Tories?

Posted on the self-published blog Newfoundland Political Junkie. (March 9, 2011)

Codless society

Posted by Ryan Cleary on the self-published blog Fisherman's Road. (March 7, 2011)

Are the little boats of Newfoundland doomed?

Posted by Ryan Cleary on the self-published blog Fisherman's Road. (March 3, 2011)

Rural Newfoundland remains in desperate need of a champion

Posted by Ryan Cleary on the self-published blog Fisherman's Road. (March 2, 2011)

In NL Harvesting, processing cuts imminent

Article published by Seafood Source. (February 25, 2011)

Fisheries Minister cutting the industry loose

Statement by Lorraine Michael issued by the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democrats. (February 25, 2011)

State of the NL fisheries

Editorial by Gus Etchegar published by Sustainable Fisheries. (December 19, 2010)

Letter from Community Linkages [PDF]

Letter to Minister Clyde Jackman from Dean Penton of the organization Community Linkages. (November 4, 2010)

Rationalization of the Harvesting Sector: An Investment in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador [PDF]

A presentation to Clyde Jackman, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Presented by the Fish, Food & Allied Workers. (January 22, 2010)

Shrimp Boat Tie Up Over in Newfoundland

Article published by the Canadian Auto Workers website. (July 15, 2009)