Changes to increase the open market for Manitoba commercial fishers were announced today.
Improvements to regulations of fishers only selling to Manitoba buyers such as restaurants, community centres and grocery stores were made.
These fishers will be required to become fish dealers with streamlined reporting requirements.
An investigation is still ongoing in the case with fishers from the Interlake region not being paid.
No charges have been laid but enforcement actions are being contemplated.
Also it was announced that channel catfish may now be sold in Manitoba but only to final consumers, not restaurants, stores or fish dealers.
