Lobster

Nova Scotia

DFO investigates after dozens of lobster traps belonging to Mi’kmaw fisherman damaged

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after lobster traps belonging to an Eskasoni fisherman appeared to be deliberately…

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Nova Scotia

Lobster dispute settled a day after fishermen defy order to remove traps

A brewing battle between the federal government and lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick appears to have come to an end.…

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Business

Seafood chain Red Lobster will ask Canadian court to enforce U.S. bankruptcy in Canada

Days after Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced that it would close dozens of its seafood restaurants,…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. lobster boat captain escapes further punishment in ‘egregious’ case of illegal fishing

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has dismissed the Crown’s appeal of a sentence handed to an Annapolis County captain convicted…

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Canada

Lobster harvesters in Atlantic Canada to vote on increasing minimum legal size this year

Fishermen in Canada’s biggest lobster fishing district will vote this spring on whether to increase the minimum legal size of…

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Nova Scotia

Climate change risk low to moderate for billion-dollar Nova Scotia lobster fishery, study says

According to a new climate change vulnerability assessment of the billion-dollar Nova Scotia lobster fishery, warming temperatures over the next…

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Nova Scotia

Lobster prices at the wharf hit $18 a pound in Nova Scotia

Wharf prices for lobster have hit $18 dollars a pound in southwestern Nova Scotia and it’s believed to be the…

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Nova Scotia

Lobster tagged in New Brunswick caught over 250 kilometres away in Maine

Emily Blacklock was scrolling through social media when she spotted a video of a Maine fisherman hauling in an unexpected…

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Nova Scotia

2024 Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Lob’STAR gives ‘pinch-perfect performance’

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — It was a ‘lobster-tunity’ Fay Patey of Bridgewater couldn’t pass up – the chance to audition to…

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Nova Scotia

Rogue wave hits Canadian lobster industry as U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size

An unexpected decision to increase the minimum legal size of lobster in the United States has appeared like a rogue…

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