After the usual winter lull in the LFA 33–34 lobster fishery, by late March/early April the countdown will be on to the May 31 season end.
“By April most people will be back at it,” says Tommy Amirault, president of...
Bruce Atkinson
Builder, Clark’s Harbour, N.S.
Bruce Atkinson was born in 1931 in Clark’s Harbour, Nova Scotia. He was the third of eight children and a third generation boatbuilder of the famed Cape Island boat, which was designed by his grandfather,...
For the first time in more than five years, a North Atlantic right whale entanglement has been confirmed to be connected to Canada’s lobster fishery.
“In this particular case, the harvester had reported their lost fishing gear to DFO (Department...
The Eastern Georges Bank haddock quota has been cut by more than two-thirds in 2023, with a 2,320-tonne TAC (total allowable catch) set by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), compared to 7,473 tonnes in 2022.
It’s the lowest the TAC...
The 35th edition of the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition wrapped up a successful two-day event at Yarmouth’s Mariners Centre on January 21.
Presented in partnership with The Navigator Magazine, this extensive showcase welcomed 4,274 commercial fishing professionals over the course...
With an increased demand in China and a shore price that fishermen can live with, January was a little bit brighter than the opening month of the season for the Southwestern Nova Scotia lobster fishery, but there’s still lots...
In a year of rising costs, supply chain interruptions, weaker export markets and cataclysmic weather, Steve Craig remained positive about the resilience of his province’s fishing sector in 2022.
“The economic impact of the sector continues to be high in...
The opening month of the lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia has been a perfect storm of decreased landings, markets and prices and foul weather.
“For members of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance, the opening of the LFA 33 and...
Michael Moore, the Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Marine Mammal Center, has spent a large portion of his career taking North Atlantic right whales and other marine mammals apart and figuring out how they died.
“That led...
An opening shore price of $6 to $7/pound in lobster fishing area (LFA) 35 in the Bay of Fundy, which opened on October 14, is proving to be challenging for harvesters.
“Fishermen are saying they are devastated by the price....