Season Challenging One for Buyers
Aside from the weather, the winter lobster fishery in
lobster fishing areas (LFAs) 33 and 34 hasn’t been too bad, with catches strong
when the fishing boats could get out.
The spring season was short, but not sweet, for rock crab fishers in LFA 25 this year.
“The catches were real good this year, but we couldn’t get rid of them. We fished the first day, a Tuesday, then skipped...
Lobster fishermen in the Upper Bay of Fundy (LFA 35) will lead the way for the fall lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia with their season opener on Oct. 14.
“The signs for a decent fall are all there,” said...
Two Nova Scotia businesses are among the first to receive
grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the Innovative Solutions Canada
program for their pioneering projects to minimize the loss of fishing gear and
for repurposing old fishing gear into...
The RCMP and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are investigating the theft of oysters from the Murray Harbour North area of P.E.I. The theft occurred Oct. 1.
The Kings District RCMP estimates the initial value of the theft is $30,000. Anyone...
The second round of applications for the Fish Harvester Benefit program is expected to start in April and must be made by October 1, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) website.
Between the end of June and early August, the lobster season will close for the majority of inshore lobster fishing areas (LFAs) in eastern Canada.
For most, the season has been nothing to brag about.
“Nobody is doing too much. It’s...
Thousands of harvesters will be aboard more than 1,700 fishing vessels when the lobster season opens in lobster fishing areas (LFA) 33 and 34 on Nov. 28.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is allowing for up to two days of...
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...
Exploring options for whale-safe fishing gear and finding
innovative ways to prevent, retrieve and recycle lost or discarded fishing gear
was the focus of the two-day Gear Innovation Summit, hosted by the Department
of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in Halifax...