Makkovik & Nain Fish Plant

The Torngat Fish Producers Co-operative Society Limited in Makkovik are now accepting names for the 2023 fishery season.

We contacted both the Nain and Makkovik Fish plant offices for an update.

Angel Chaulk is the Clerk at the Makkovik Fish plant.

She says currently they have 10 employees.

And no date yet for when the crab season will start.

But currently they are accepting names for work.

Anyone who plan to work at the Makkovik fish plant must have their own accommodations.

Chaulk says if anyone is interested in working at the Makkovik fish plant and you are the age 14 or older, you can call please call 709-923-2230.

In Nain, we spoke with John Ikkusek the Manager at the Nain fish plant.

He says today they hired a few people to hook up the waterlines at the fish plant.

Ikkusek says they will start clean up next week, and he adds they hope to have the char and scallop fishery season up and running middle of July.