Most fish harvesters in Atlantic Canada have long-standing relationships with the people who buy their seafood from them. Frequently they're provided with other services at the dock as an incentive to continue to sell. The concerns that are being raised by the industry are about consolidation of bait supply and the potential for price control from corporate consolidation as the bigger packers become aggregated, but there are also these larger corporations moving down the chain. They are on-the-dock buyers who are purchasing without even the knowledge of the fishermen who are selling to them at that point.
On May 15th, 2023. See this statement in context.