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And they’re off! The 2024-25 lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia opens with Dumping Day
Following a one-day weather delay, the six-month commercial lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia and along the province’s south shore opened on the morning of Nov. 26 with light winds to send off the crews. Referred to as Dumping Day, here are some photos from parts of Yarmouth County as boats left their wharfs and harbours in LFA 34 to head to the fishing grounds. The season started at 5 a.m., which is an hour earlier than normal, to capitalize on the lighter winds. Lots of photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:06
Captain of Faroese longliner cited 6 times in under year for halibut fishing violations on Grand Banks
For the sixth time since September, 2021 the captain of a Faroe Islands longliner has been issued a “notice of infringement” for an illegal fishing violation on the tail of the Grand Banks just outside Canadian waters. The notices were issued by DFO Fishery Officers during six separate inspections, once at sea and the remainder when the ship unloaded halibut in Bay Roberts. The “notices of infringement” against the captain of the Bordoyarnes were issued on Sept. 3rd and 16th, 2021, as well as May 17th, May 23rd, June 2nd, and July 1st of this year. DFO only recently updated its website on the most recent four infringements. The notices were all categorized as “serious” as they relate to the misreporting of catches (the four this year involved failing to maintain a logbook; the two from 2021 related to not properly recording discards) while the longliner was fishing halibut in fishing zone 3N on the tail of the Banks. After each inspection the longliner was allowed to return to the fishing grounds. photos, >click to read< 15:22