DFO Approves Lobster Size Requirement Increase For Cape Breton Area
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] By Holly Conners - February 22, 2018
The Inverness South Fishermen's Association says its members will be fishing for slightly larger lobsters over the next two years.
The association has received word that Fisheries and Oceans Canada has approved an increase in the minimum carapace size in lobster fishing area 26B, said president Jordan MacDougall on Wednesday.
Area 26B covers the entire western coast of Cape Breton.
[However, some fishermen say that the northern half of the zone has been landing lobsters of 82.5 cm for years, and it is primarily the southern zone that is now increasing its carapace to meet requirements for market size lobster.-JS] ...
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