Lobster Council of Canada Speaks Out on Right Whale Mitigation Issues
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - June 14, 2018
The Lobster Council of Canada is calling on the Federal government to work with lobster harvesters and other stakeholders to ensure that the industry’s ongoing commitment to protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale is addressing all issues.
"The Canadian lobster fishery is committed to right whale protection and has been taking steps long before the devastating mortality rate last year,” says Geoff Irvine, Executive Director of the LCC. “The Canadian lobster fishery is one of the most sustainable in the world. Our ongoing mitigation strategies, our defined lobster seasons, our trap limits and gear rigging methods..
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