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Canadian Fishermen See Red in Fight Over Lobster Size – At issue: About 10 Millimeters

October 11, 2014 Canada

Fishermen in the provinces of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are at loggerheads over how big a lobster’s carapace must be for a lobster to be harvested. Fishermen in Prince Edward Island are fighting to keep the minimum carapace at 72 millimeters, or about 2.8 inches, while their counterparts in would like to see fishing restricted to lobsters with larger shell sizes—as much as 10 millimeters longer. That is .39 inch. Read the rest here, Video 11:38

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EDITORIAL: A different kettle of …lobster

August 18, 2014 Canada

We’ve supported the idea of a two-cent-per-pound lobster levy since an independent panel recommended it last fall in a report on the fickle Maritime lobster fishery. We even suggested that the Nova Scotia government, in particular, should legislate the levy, even if it couldn’t reach a consensus with lobster fishermen across the province. Read more here 22:57

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What This Canadian Village Lacks in Size, it Makes Up With Heart and Lobster

June 30, 2014 Canada

“Whether the boats come in at one in the morning or one in the afternoon, you have to make a schedule to have everything lined up so the fishermen aren’t waiting — they’re your babies and you have to keep them happy,” says MacDonald. Read more here 09:41

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Fish Canada Workboat Canada Dropping Anchor in Moncton, New Brunswick January 24 – 25, 2014!

January 23, 2014 Canada

Regions Largest Commercial Fisheries and Workboat Event Returns to the Moncton Coliseum in 2014 – This show will be jam-packed with the same wide range of international and local exhibitors visitors have come to expect and appreciate, featuring the newest, most innovative products on the market. The show floor will have all of the suppliers and equipment, engines, electronics, boat builders, marine and commercial fisheries equipment, showcasing the latest and most innovative products available, including exhibitors from all over the globe! 16:30

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Rare mola mola washes up in Miramichi River – Unusual ocean sunfish may have been lured to river by jellyfish

September 19, 2013 Canada

Scott Campbell was out for a walk with his dog when he found the mola mola along the banks of the Miramichi River. Campbell said he knew right away the fish wasn’t native to the area. more@cbcnews 09:34

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Grand Falls fishway reopens, ending dispute over cross-border fish

June 6, 2013 Canada, New England

A rift between Canada and the United States was settled on Wednesday after an international agreement was signed, marking the reopening of a fishway. The fight was over a fish with two different names – one for each side of the border – and a decision made two decades ago to shut the door on those fish returning to the New Brunswick side of the St. Croix River to spawn. continued

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New Brunswick lobster fisherman Alfred Rousselle, 32, remembered as a family man who always had a smile for others

May 23, 2013 Canada

More than 300 people packed the small Catholic church in Brantville on Thursday for the funeral of one of the fishermen killed in Tabusintac last weekend. An honour guard and fishermen stood in the aisle of St. Louis as the casket bearing Alfred Rousselle, 32, was slowly wheeled to the front. Rousselle’s partner, Erica LeClerc, followed in tears.

Men with weathered faces and strong hands wiped away tears. continued

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Police find 2 bodies near missing fishermen’s boat – 1 body recovered earlier near Tabusintac on Saturday

May 19, 2013 Canada

Two bodies have been found close to a submerged boat off the coast of New Brunswick, a day after a boat capsized with three crew members on board. The body of one lobster fisherman was recovered on Saturday.continued

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Focus on innovation and new markets make New Brunswick top seafood exporter in Canada

March 18, 2013 Canada

FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick has grown to become Canada’s largest seafood exporter on the strength of its focus on new markets and innovation. continue

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Lobster tops list as Canada’s most valuable seafood export – New Brunswick was Canada’s largest exporter

March 11, 2013 Canada

The federal Fisheries Department says $4.1 billion worth of Canadian seafood landed on tables in more than 100 countries last year, with lobster remaining the most valuable export. Read more

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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