A fish company that says it was falsely accused of processing bad snow crab says changes are needed in the industry.

All charges against Quinlan were dismissed by the court after government failed to provide any evidence.

Two tractor trailers removed a half-million dollars worth of crab from the plant and buried it at the landfill at Sunnyside after inspectors accused the company of processing dead crab.

The company invited inspectors, the media and the minister of fisheries at the time, Gerry Byrne, into the plant at Bay de Verde to view the operation first-hand.

President Robin Quinlan said it made no sense that the company would purposely try to sell bad product and put themselves out of business.

They want compensation for the product, and he’s asking for a meeting with the minist

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