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Weather delays opening day of lobster season in southwest N.S.

Rather than heading out to sea to set their gear on Monday, Nov. 25, strong winds have kept fishermen ashore an extra day. A decision was made during industry conference calls on Monday morning to go with a Tuesday, Nov. 26 opening. Rather than leaving the wharves at the normal 6 a.m. time in LFA 34 (in southwestern Nova Scotia) the decision was to push the start back to 7 a.m. LFA 33, which stretches along the province’s South Shore, will also have a 7 a.m. start on Tuesday. >click to read< 10:57

Risky weather delays lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia

The season was to begin Monday along Nova Scotia’s South Shore and southwestern region, but there was plenty of uncertainty Friday about the weather, said Frank Quinn, area director in Yarmouth for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Read the rest here 23:03