The countdown to dumping day 2018 is officially on.
In just a few weeks, more than 1,600 harvesters in lobster fishing areas (LFAs) 33-34 will be hitting the water to prosecute one of the largest and most lucrative lobster fisheries...
While the lobster fishery remains sustainable and in good shape in this region of the North Atlantic, the same unfortunately cannot be said for other commercial shellfish areas, notably across The Pond in the United Kingdom.
After weeks of extensive lobbying by industry advocates, on May 14, the federal government finally announced a COVID-19 pandemic financial aid package for Canada’s fish harvesters.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and...
From all reports, the lobster season in this region is chugging along and is on par with last year.
Speaking of last season, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) recently reported that lobster...
The following letter was addressed to Bill Blair, Federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
On behalf of the Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC), the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA), and their members...
In the federal government’s ever-increasing desire to protect the undoubtedly dwindling North Atlantic right whale population in this region, fish harvesters have had to sacrifice large portions of their seasons due to closures and make do with less-than-ideal whale-safe...
Thanks to Canada’s neighbour to the south, the optimism level of fishermen in lobster fishing areas (LFA) 34 and 35 must be on the rise.
A few months ago, the Atlantic Fisherman speculated that if trade talks between the U.S....
According to the calendar, Christmas Day is still many weeks away.
But don’t tell that to the hundreds of harvesters in lobster fishing areas (LFAs) 33-34.
For them, Christmas starts early, beginning at the end of November with the opening of...
It seems not so long ago that Canadian exporters were considering how the business landscape would change without the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Fortunately, that scenario hasn’t played out and a new trade agreement, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement...
Author Elizabeth Edwards once wrote, “She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”
With a challenging 2023 lobster season on the horizon, it looks as the though the resilient commercial...