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Opening days delayed for Canada’s largest and most lucrative lobster fisheriesNormally, the season launches on the last Monday in November for the two areas, but the Fisheries Department changed the rules to allow for delays due to weather and safety issues.CanadaNov 28, 2022
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Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova ScotiaNova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early Wednesday in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada.CanadaDec 1, 2021
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N.S. lobster fishing season underway, First Nation fishers to sit outA DFO spokesman confirmed the fishing boats left port at 4 a.m. to start the season.CanadaDec 8, 2020
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N.S. dumping day a go for Tuesday after week-long delay due to poor weatherThe season in Lobster Fishing Area 34 will officially open on Tuesday at 4 a.m. AT., after an eight-day delay to the season.CanadaDec 7, 2020
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N.S. lobster fishing postponed for 8th day in southwest, may open in next 48 hoursDumping Day - the first day of the lobster fishing season when traps are placed - was supposed to happen on Nov. 30, but high winds and rough seas continue to delay the opening.CanadaDec 7, 2020
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Weather stretches out delay in opening lucrative southwestern N.S. lobster fisheryWhile the delay isn't unusual, the union representative and fisherman says it poses challenges for the fleet, because many boats have already placed bait in their lobster traps.CanadaDec 1, 2020
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N.S. lobster season delayed in one fishing area, but set to go ahead in anotherThe federal Fisheries Department says fishers in Lobster Fishing Area 33 on the province's south shore can go ahead with dumping their traps this morning.CanadaNov 30, 2020
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Ottawa says N.S. coast clear of right whales and greenlights start to lobster seasonEarlier this week, Fisheries Department officials suspended the lobster season after right whales were detected off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia.CanadaNov 27, 2020
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Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leaderChief Mike Sack says the seizures by Fisheries Department officers have undermined negotiations with Ottawa aimed at establishing a moderate livelihood fishery.CanadaNov 26, 2020
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Sipekne’katik Chief says band will not fish in upcoming lobster season due to safety concerns'It's a very dangerous line of work and you have people fish next to you who are not your friends.'CanadaOct 30, 2020
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