Novia Scotia Lobstermen Seeking Response From DFO on Industry-Led By-Catch Monitoring Program
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - April 19, 2018
The Southwest Lobster Science Society (SWLSS) is demanding some change from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) regional management. The group, which is comprised of lobstermen in Southwestern Nova Scotia, is rallying to make some changes to the at-sea observer program to monitor bycatch.
Last year the DFO announced that they would be implementing an at-sea observer program to monitor bycatch in the lobster fishery. The program, which would go into effect in the fall of 2018, would require fishermen to ...
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