The lobster season opened as we speak in southwestern Nova Scotia for one of many nation’s most profitable fisheries, after stormy seas held up earlier makes an attempt to begin the harvest.
The fleet headed out on a peaceful morning with blue skies and funky temperatures for the primary day of setting traps, known as dumping day.
Poor climate final week repeatedly delayed the opening of Lobster Fishing Area 34.
The regular beginning day, when the climate co-operates, is the final Monday of November.
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After a name went out at 6 a.m. as we speak between fishers, climate forecasters and the federal Fisheries Department, approval was given to move out to sea.
Lobster Fishing Area 34 had landings totalling near 19 million kilograms final yr, price about $606 million.
Last yr, the landings from Nova Scotia’s south and southwestern shores collectively accounted for about one third of the Canadian lobster catch.
There are 1,659 industrial lobster licences within the two districts.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 5, 2022.
