One of the most lucrative fishing seasons in the Atlantic region has opened off the southern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Roughly 1,700 lobster licence-holders can set their traps in an area stretching from Digby County to Halifax.
Canada’s Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans said the lobster fishery in areas 33 and 34 produced landings last year worth about CAD 215 million (€160.5 million/$210.3 million).
Most of the lobster is exported to the United States.
The department said that beefed-up security along the Canada-US border has caused significant delays in lobster shipments in recent years.
The department says those delays could be reduced if fishermen and shippers ensure their lobster meets all the Canadian fishery regulations and US entry requirements.
[Source: Western Star]
