Pangnirtung Fisheries preps for char after a turbot season full of firsts – Nunatsiaq News
Jul 15, 2021
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PANGNIRTUNG — With turbot season wrapped up and production slowed to a halt, the Pangnirtung Fisheries plant is quieter than usual — but not for long.
Within a couple of weeks, about 10 local fishermen will start bringing their hauls of Arctic char to the processing plant at all hours of the day and night, said Keaton Guy, the company’s production manager.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s 2 or 3 in the morning, if we get the call we’ve got to go.”
