Lobster

• Most of Nova Scotia’s lobster fleet well-suited to go electric: study

  A report released on Thursday by Oceans North says the province's lobster fishery is positioned to lead the way toward zero-emission fishing.

  Environment

  Sep 21
  
• Nova Scotia intends to increase fine for buying out-of-season lobster to $1 million

  Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says he’s making the move because of rising tension over unauthorized lobster fishing in the province's southwest.

  Canada

  Sep 7
  
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• Nova Scotia fishers, Indigenous stakeholders call for more dialogue amid violence

  The 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.

  Canada

  Aug 31
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• ‘Woefully inadequate’: N.S. announces $2,500 grant for fishers impacted by wildfires

  The 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.

  Money

  Aug 10
• Lobster populations remain healthy around the Maritimes, but the numbers are dropping

  The federal Fisheries Department has released a series of reports that indicate lobster populations around the Maritimes remain in good shape.

  Canada

  May 23
• 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.

  Canada

  May 1
• N.S. groundhog, lobster agree there will be 6 more weeks of winter 

  A prognosticating lobster and groundhog both spotted their shadows Thursday morning, indicating there will be six more weeks of winter.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• 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.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2022
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• Conflict over new Indigenous lobster fishery continues to smoulder amid some progress

  Federal 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.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Canada’s largest lobster fishery, in southwestern N.S., launches after weather delay

  After repeated delays due to poor weather conditions, lobster season has officially begun for one of the country's most lucrative fisheries in Southwestern Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022