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Turning an invasive problem into a bait solution

With concerns growing over a likely bait shortage in the lobster industry in Maine and Canada due to a drastic cut in the upcoming season’s herring quota, Nova Scotia resident Patrick Swim has a possible solution. Swim thinks he can solve the bait shortage by harvesting an invasive species. Silver carp is one of the four species of the invasive Asian carp (silver, bighead, grass, and black) that have placed the Great Lakes water system at risk. >click to read<19:45

YA GOTTA WORK TOGETHER!!! Maine and Canada Seek Joint Strategies to Sustain Lobster Fishery The Dealers do.

Over the last two weeks. McGeoghegan says he traveled up and down the coast of Maine and Nova Scotia, visiting with lobstermen and dealers. “One lobster dealer that I was at in Nova Scotia had a brand new Bentley sports car parked outside. And beside that was a brand new 550 Mercedes. And beside that was a brand new Audi 8L,” he says. “And each of them, the owners that came out, all had the company logo on their shirt, that got into them cars.” continued@mpbn