A bumpy lobster season in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Fishers hauled up their traps Saturday in LFA’s 33 and 34 from Digby to Halifax.
The season began in late November, and catches were down most of the season before picking up the last two weeks of May.
Heather Mulock with the Coldwater Lobster Association says shore prices dipped in the spring as more trips were made.
“The price at the end of the season was lower than we’d like to see it, at $8 a pound. For many harvesters, especially the young ones just getting into the industry, it’s a struggle to make a go of it,” said Mulock.
She says there were also challenges with weather, and fewer trips made the price go up.
Mulock says during the offseason they’ll continue to have discussions on how offshore wind and emerging industries could impact the fishery.
“Specifically offshore wind, depending on how the province and federal government proceeds with this, it could definitely have an impact on the lobster fishery.”
She says with uncertainty around U.S. tariffs, the industry is hoping lobster trade can be established in other markets.
“We’d like to see lobster on the menu for people across the world.”
