The Movin’ On Up steams into West Head wharf on Cape Sable Island with a load of traps, marking the end of another lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia.
The Joanne Jeffrey steams into West Head wharf on Cape Sable Island with a load of gear while the Jessica & Paige goes further along the shoreline to the Newellton wharf on landing day (May 31) in LFAs 33 and 34. Most fishermen take several days to land their gear.
Nora J, Gunning Cove Wharf, Shelburne Nova Scotia. From left, Claire Spears, Harley Spears, Luke Rodgerson, Seth VanBuskirk, Sadie VanBuskirk. Photo by Rachel Rodgerson
Lobster fishermen Adrian Comeau (right) and Jason LeBlanc offload lobster traps from the Ella & Jace at the wharf in Meteghan, Digby County in the final days of the LFA 34 season.
Lobster fishermen Billy Doucet (foreground) and Justin Emmerson start to pile lobster traps from the Shayleigh & Boys onto a trailer at the Meteghan wharf in Digby County, as the southwestern Nova Scotia lobster fishery was winding down. Kathy Johnson photos