Nov 17, 2017 | News
Delegation arriving today in Doha St. John’s, NL, November 17, 2017- Fogo Island Cooperative Society is pleased to announce its arrival in Doha, Qatar today as part of it’s 2017 Canada-Qatar Trade Mission. The delegation which includes General Manager Phil...
Nov 5, 2017 | News
We have had another successful mission to China. We have grown our business there since 2010 by over 800%. The economic growth of China over the past 5 years is nothing short of phenomenal to say the least. It’s resilience is unparalleled anywhere in the world. The...
Oct 27, 2017 | News
FOGO ISLAND, NL — They’re outport people with outport ways, But there’s nowhere to use them and now it’s too late; And they curse on the one who uttered the phrase: Resettlement now while resettlement pays. – Simani In 1967 the people of Fogo...
Oct 22, 2017 | News
FOGO ISLAND, NL – Embrace change, or fall by the way side. That was Phil Barnes’ message at Fogo 2067 when speaking about maintaining a sustainable future for Fogo Island’s fishing industry. Most of the island’s fishers are 55 years of age and older....
Oct 2, 2017 | News
Fogo is an Island stuck out in the North Atlantic off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. It has a very rugged coastline, rough seas at times, and numerous shoals that have sunk ships, blocked in with heavy Arctic ice three to four months of the year. Fogo Island is...
Sep 30, 2017 | News
The St. George’s resident is quite comfortable fishing out of this port for his first season, but is a veteran fish harvester in his 20th year of fishing crab. He said the spot where he has pots set in St. George’s Bay, between Crabbes River and the wharf in Cape St....
