Tag Archives: Maritime lobster fishery

Concerns on P.E.I. about the risk foreign bait might pose to ecosystem

In March, DFO put a moratorium on commercial fishing for herring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and mackerel across the East Coast, saying urgent action is required to allow those fish stocks to recover. That moratorium led to fears of a shortage of bait for use in the lucrative Maritime lobster fishery. Mark Prevost, the co-owner of the Bait Masters alternative bait company in Nine Mile Creek, P.E.I., appeared before a federal fisheries committee earlier this week. He is calling on the federal government to regulate the kinds of fish being used for bait. >click to read< 15:36

Too much competition in Maritime lobster fishery, says Shea

The Maritime provinces need to stop competing against each other, says federal , and proceed with a lobster levy to promote Canadian lobster internationally. “It became abundantly clear to me in travelling internationally that the industry has been doing way too much competing against each other instead of working together to get products to market,” said Shea Read the rest here 11:27

Dropping prices, rising sustainability issues hit Maritime lobster fishery

The Globe and Mail – Maritime lobster fishermen are tying up their boats, protesting prices they say are so low they can no longer afford to fish. While prices are a constant flashpoint, this year a ‘stunning’ development and a new stamp of sustainability are complicating matters. Here are three challenges fishermen are grappling with this season: continued