Industry
LFA 33–34 Fishery Ready to Ramp Back Up
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...
Atlantic Canada Marine Industries Hall of Fame 2023 Nova Scotia Inductees
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...
North Atlantic Right Whale Entanglement off North Carolina Linked to LFA 33
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...
Georges Bank 2023 Haddock Quota Cut
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...
ECFE Returns to Yarmouth, N.S. After Four-Year Hiatus
The 35th edition of the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition wrapped up a successful two-day event at Yarmouth’s Mariners Centre on January 21.
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Southwest Nova Lobster Season Meandering Along
With an increased demand in China and a shore price that fishermen can live with, January was a little bit brighter than the opening...
Nova Scotia Fishing Industry Remained Resilient Through 2022
In a year of rising costs, supply chain interruptions, weaker export markets and cataclysmic weather, Steve Craig remained positive about the resilience of his...
Landings, Shore Prices, Markets Down for Southwest N.S. Lobster Fishery
The opening month of the lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia has been a perfect storm of decreased landings, markets and prices and foul...
Groups Collaborating to Advance Ropeless Fish Gear Technology
Michael Moore, the Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Marine Mammal Center, has spent a large portion of his career taking North...
LFA 35 Fishermen “Devastated” by Opening Price
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,...