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Fish harvesters reach deal with N.L. government to allow catch to be sold to outside buyers

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John Efford Jr. fought back tears as he announced the news to hundreds of fish harvesters standing before him — they’d struck a deal with the Newfoundland and Labrador government to end days of protests, including a raucous one Wednesday that cancelled the provincial budget. 

According to Efford — the de facto protest leader — and members of the Fish, Food & Allied Workers union, the provincial government has agreed to let fish harvesters sell their catch to buyers from outside the province, regardless of species. 

They also said they have commitments on moving caps on processing to promote competition within the industry.

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