Lobster
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Load of lobsters ditched along northern Ontario highway, police search for answersOntario Provincial Police say they found a large amount of lobster that had been dumped along a highway east of North Bay.CrimeJul 5
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Most of Nova Scotia’s lobster fleet well-suited to go electric: studyA report released on Thursday by Oceans North says the province's lobster fishery is positioned to lead the way toward zero-emission fishing.EnvironmentSep 21, 2023
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Nova Scotia intends to increase fine for buying out-of-season lobster to $1 millionNova Scotia’s fisheries minister says he’s making the move because of rising tension over unauthorized lobster fishing in the province's southwest.CanadaSep 7, 2023
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Nova Scotia fishers, Indigenous stakeholders call for more dialogue amid violenceThe St. Mary's Bay region continues to see more violence after fishers allege that out-of-season fishing of lobster is being done on a large scale.CanadaAug 31, 2023
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‘Woefully inadequate’: N.S. announces $2,500 grant for fishers impacted by wildfiresThe province has announced that it will provide financial assistance to licensed fisheries in Nova Scotia affected by wildfires, but fishers say it isn't enough.MoneyAug 10, 2023
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Lobster populations remain healthy around the Maritimes, but the numbers are droppingThe federal Fisheries Department has released a series of reports that indicate lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape.CanadaMay 23, 2023
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Fire significantly damages lobster fishery on Grand Manan, N.B.A lobster fishery in Grand Manan caught fire Monday and it sustained significant damage, according to the island's mayor.CanadaMay 1, 2023
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N.S. groundhog, lobster agree there will be 6 more weeks of winterA prognosticating lobster and groundhog both spotted their shadows Thursday morning, indicating there will be six more weeks of winter.CanadaFeb 2, 2023
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Condolences pour in for N.S. fisherman lost at sea: ‘It’s heart-wrenching’Condolences are pouring in for 27-year-old Christian Atwood, who was lost at sea on Boxing Day morning while lobstering off the coast of Nova Scotia.CanadaDec 28, 2022
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Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progressFederal conservation officers seized more than 7,000 lobster traps in the two years since violence flared in Nova Scotia when a First Nation started a moderate livelihood fishery.CanadaDec 19, 2022
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