Lobbying for Lobster: N.S. Pumps Up Markets
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Chronicle Herald] By BILL SPURR FEATURES WRITER -January 19, 2015
Focus on measures like environmental certification, levy on catches
Geoff Irvine had one nugget of advice for the culinary students he addressed this week. “Learn Mandarin,” the executive director of the Lobster Council of Canada told the aspiring chefs, providing a clue as to where he thinks the lobster market is heading.
For now, though, Irvine’s attention is on two issues: environmental certification for the industry, and finalizing a levy on lobster catches.
On the first, pretty much everyone seems to be on board, agreeing that certification of sustainability by the Marine...
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