www.commercialfishers.com. if was gone… where would you sell your fish?

www.commercialfishers.comwww.commercialfishers.com

IF was gone…IF was gone…

WHERE WOULD YOU WHERE WOULD YOU

SELL YOUR FISH?SELL YOUR FISH?

HOW WOULD YOU GET YOUR FISH HOW WOULD YOU GET YOUR FISH

TO MARKET WITHOUT SPOILING?TO MARKET WITHOUT SPOILING?

HOW WOULD YOU COMPETE WITH HOW WOULD YOU COMPETE WITH

ALL THE OTHER FISH? ALL THE OTHER FISH?

HOW WOULD YOU COMPETE IN HOW WOULD YOU COMPETE IN

THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS?THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS?

HERE IS WHAT WE BELIEVE…. HERE IS WHAT WE BELIEVE….

MAYBE A FISH COMPANY WOULD MAYBE A FISH COMPANY WOULD

GIVE YOU A GOOD PRICE… GIVE YOU A GOOD PRICE…

MAYBE A FISH COMPANY WOULD MAYBE A FISH COMPANY WOULD

GIVE YOU A GOOD PRICE… GIVE YOU A GOOD PRICE…

FOR A WHILE… FOR A WHILE…

MAYBE A PRIVATE FISH MAYBE A PRIVATE FISH COMPANYCOMPANY•WILL PROMISEWILL PROMISE ANY PRICE.... ANY PRICE....•WILL NOT HONOUR THEIR PRICE…WILL NOT HONOUR THEIR PRICE…•WILL NOTWILL NOT BUY BUY ALL YOUR FISHALL YOUR FISH......•WILL ONLY BUY WHAT THEY HAVE SALE FOR.WILL ONLY BUY WHAT THEY HAVE SALE FOR.•WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO FISH.WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO FISH.•WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO SUPPLY.WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO SUPPLY.•WILL NOT PROVIDE STORAGE. WILL NOT PROVIDE STORAGE.

•WHERE WILL YOU DELIVER TO? WHERE WILL YOU DELIVER TO? •WHEN DO YOU GET PAID?WHEN DO YOU GET PAID?•WHAT DO YOU DO with the fish they don’t WHAT DO YOU DO with the fish they don’t want? want? Sell it for less? Start looking for other buyers? Sell it for less? Start looking for other buyers? BUSH IT?BUSH IT?

ARE YOU PREPAREDARE YOU PREPARED for this for this RISK???RISK???

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC)(FFMC)

•Guarantees your price… Guarantees your price…

•BEFOREBEFORE the season. the season.

•Buys Buys ALLALL your fish… your fish…

•WHEN YOU DECIDE TO CATCHWHEN YOU DECIDE TO CATCH it. it.

•Delivery, Marketing…Delivery, Marketing…

•Sales, Quick Payment to you.Sales, Quick Payment to you.

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC)(FFMC)

•Guarantees your price… Guarantees your price…

•BEFOREBEFORE the season. the season.

•Buys Buys ALLALL your fish… your fish…

•WHEN YOU DECIDE TO CATCHWHEN YOU DECIDE TO CATCH it. it.

•Delivery, Marketing…Delivery, Marketing…

•Sales, Quick Payment to you.Sales, Quick Payment to you.

ALL TAKEN CARE ALL TAKEN CARE OF!OF!

THE BOTTOM THE BOTTOM LINE......... LINE.........

is working for is working for YOU.YOU.

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WE BELIEVE Private Fish Companies WE BELIEVE Private Fish Companies are in business to make money for are in business to make money for

themselves, NOT FISHERS.themselves, NOT FISHERS.

THE BOTTOM THE BOTTOM LINE......... LINE.........

is working for is working for YOU.YOU.

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MAYBE WE CAN SAVE FFMC.MAYBE WE CAN SAVE FFMC.….….

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IF WE STAND TOGETHER.IF WE STAND TOGETHER.

MAYBE WE CAN SAVE FFMC.MAYBE WE CAN SAVE FFMC.….….

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A Business Association of Commercial A Business Association of Commercial FishersFishers

Working Together to Promote and Protect Working Together to Promote and Protect our Common Business Interestsour Common Business Interests

““Together we can accomplish what no Together we can accomplish what no single Fisher can do alone.”single Fisher can do alone.”

CFOMA’s VISIONCFOMA’s VISION

There is Strength in NumbersThere is Strength in Numbers

BECOME A CFOMA MEMBERBECOME A CFOMA MEMBER

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CFOMA’S MISSIONCFOMA’S MISSION

To Support and Promote the Business To Support and Promote the Business Issues of: Issues of:

• Orderly Harvesting Orderly Harvesting

• Orderly Production Orderly Production

• Orderly Single-Desk MarketingOrderly Single-Desk Marketing

On behalf of all FFMC Fishers to:On behalf of all FFMC Fishers to:• The Government of CanadaThe Government of Canada

• Provincial GovernmentsProvincial Governments

• Municipal and Local GovernmentsMunicipal and Local Governments

• Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

• The News MediaThe News Media

• The General PublicThe General Public

• Other Associations and OrganizationsOther Associations and Organizations

CFOMA’s PriorityCFOMA’s Priority

Actively Support: Actively Support:

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) on behalf of all the Fishers in FFMC’s Regions.on behalf of all the Fishers in FFMC’s Regions.

This includes:This includes:

• Supporting FFMC’s Business Plans Supporting FFMC’s Business Plans • Supporting FFMC’s Funding Requests Supporting FFMC’s Funding Requests • Sending The Public a Positive Message about Sending The Public a Positive Message about

FFMC FFMC • Stopping Dual-Marketing and Fish CompaniesStopping Dual-Marketing and Fish Companies

DO YOU AGREE?DO YOU AGREE?

IF YOU AGREE, CFOMA WANTS YOU!IF YOU AGREE, CFOMA WANTS YOU!

There is Strength in NumbersThere is Strength in Numbers

BECOME A CFOMA MEMBERBECOME A CFOMA MEMBER

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Join Today… Join Right Now!Join Today… Join Right Now!

1.1. WE NEED TO SELL OUR WE NEED TO SELL OUR FISHFISH

2.2. WE NEED FFMCWE NEED FFMC

3.3. CFOMA SUPPORTS FFMCCFOMA SUPPORTS FFMC

4.4. CFOMA NEEDS MEMBERSCFOMA NEEDS MEMBERS

Fill-in the Membership Form and Fill-in the Membership Form and return it return it

to CFOMA with your $10 to CFOMA with your $10 membership fee.membership fee.

CFOMA WELCOMES YOU!CFOMA WELCOMES YOU!

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THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIMEFOR YOUR TIME

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