Processing Plants Coming up Short as Whale Closures Hit Last Weeks of Lobster, Crab Fishery in Gulf
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by John Sackton- June 13, 2018
The closure of ten additional zones to protect right whales by the DFO, including near shore zones, has effectively shut down the lobster fishery in part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Fishermen along part of the Gaspe coast have until Friday to remove their gear from the water. The two week closure is in effect ending the lobster season early in these areas.
As of now, the DFO is giving no guarantee that the fishery...
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