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Posted: May 01, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 1
A Nova Scotia lobster boat leaves the wharf loaded down with traps.(CBC)
The lobster population in Canada s most important harvesting area is healthy and not overfished, according to a new scientific assessment released by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
The 20,000-square-kilometre fishing ground off southwestern Nova Scotia and into the Bay of Fundy, known as Lobster Fishing Area 34, accounts for 20 per cent of all lobster landed in Canada and 10 per cent of North American landings. The stock is considered to be in the healthy zone. Furthermore, as the relative fishing mortality is below the removal indicator in all four survey indices, overfishing is not occurring, the report concluded.
Windy forecast delays setting day for southern P.E.I. lobster crews as well
The opening of the spring lobster season is being delayed for southern Prince Edward Island because of high winds in the forecast, a day after a similar decision was made for North Shore boats.
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Posted: Apr 29, 2021 11:28 AM AT | Last Updated: April 29
These lobster traps piled at Pinette wharf in southeastern P.E.I. won t be going into the water until at least Monday after the start of the spring season was delayed.(Carolyn Ryan/CBC)
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