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DFO to increase year-round lobster gear monitoring in Bay of Fundy
Enforcement officers with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will soon have a new tool to lift, check and seize illegal lobster fishing gear from the waters between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The department is seeking a crew and vessel that would be contracted to take DFO officers on patrols to inspect fishing equipment. The patrol work isn’t new, but this contract represents an increase in surveillance and enforcement in an area where the fishing industry has called on officers to do more to deter illegal fishing operations. The contracted vessel would be responsible for patrolling throughout the Bay of Fundy and “be able to berth at various ports in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia,” according to the documents published online. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 07:33
Zhangzidao Group takes over Eastern Passage fish plant – “We will be sponsoring hockey teams,”
Feeding China’s booming middle-class population has led to a major investment in Nova Scotia by a large Chinese seafood company. The Zhangzidao Group says it expects to export between 2.3 to 4.5 million kilograms of Nova Scotia lobster to China in the next year and spend millions of dollars on new holding and processing facilities in the province. Read the rest here 18:07
