Guide of LOBSTER FISHING

SAD #37 Annenberg Grant--Lobster Fishing Introduction
Introduction to the Lobster Fishing Industry along the Maine Coast Our day on the eastern coast of Maine starts very early because the sun rises here first.
This is very beneficial for the Mainers who get up early during the year to go lobster fishing.
Lobster fishing has been done in Maine for generations and will continue for many years to come.
Although it's a good way to make money during the summer, some people do lobster fish all year.
There is a lot more involved in lobster fishing than comes to mind while eating at your favorite restaurant like how big the lobster has to be, the special equipment needed, and the special licenses for lobster fishing and operating a boat.
Another question most often asked by tourists is 'How are lobsters harvested from the sea?' Lobster fishing is an industry but also an art––men and women putting themselves against the strength of the sea.
Please join us for a day on the open sea by reading The Journal of a Maine Lobster Fisherman .


LOBSTER FISHING

Opening of Lobster Fishing Areas (LFA) 33 and 34
- Today, about 1, 700 Nova Scotia fishing vessels from ports throughout Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) 33 and 34 ventured into the choppy waters off southwest Nova Scotia, Canada's most productive lobster fishing grounds.
One example is v-notching, which involves fishers placing a small v-shaped notch in the tail of all egg carrying female lobster that are caught, and then returning them to the water.
This notch remains visible for several years and any notched lobster must be returned to the water.
It is illegal for fishers to retain a lobster with a v-notch, thus protecting mature female lobsters.
V-notching poses no harm to the lobsters' health.
Another example is the fishers returning to the water all female lobsters with one claw.
Regional fishers are also involved in programs of lobster research.
For example, all fishers in LFA 34 are completing logbooks that record daily catch, number of traps hauled, numbers of v-notched lobsters, and locations fished.
Other programs include lobster tagging, taking technicians on boats to conduct experiments, and conducting surveys during the summer months when the fishery is closed to collect information on the lobster behaviour and abundance.

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Lobster Fishery Violations in Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 25 in New Brunswick
MONCTON – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Gulf Region, revealed the latest sentences imposed by the court in the lobster fishery in New Brunswick.
Nibogtog Francis of the Elsipogtog First Nation was found guilty for possession of undersized lobsters and breaching the condition of the commercial aboriginal licence.
For the undersized lobster count, Provincial Court Judge Joseph Michaud imposed a $6, 100 fine or 130 days in jail for default of payment.
Francis is also prohibited from fishing for the first 7 days of the 2007 fishing season in LFA 25.
Nibogtog Francis pleaded guilty for possession of 41 undersized lobsters, an incident dating back to October 2003.
Judge Michaud imposed a $4, 000 fine or 100 days in jail for default of payment and prohibited from fishing lobster for the first 5 days of the 2007 fishing season in LFA 25.
Omer Duplessis of Bouctouche pleaded guilty for possession of 8 undersized lobsters, contrary to Section 57(2) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations.
Duplessis also received a suspension for the first day of the 2007 lobster fishing season.
Post-season lobster traps retrieval In the last few weeks, fishery officers from Richibucto and Baie Ste-Anne Detachments and the Shediac satellite office retrieved a total of 1, 625 unidentified lobster traps in LFA 25 on the New Brunswick coast from Cap-Lumière to Loggiecroft.

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Dire Strait - The decline of Lobster Fishing Area 25 - Interactive map of Lobster fishing zones - Maritimes
Lifecycle of a lobster , from the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library.
All about lobsters , from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium.
History of lobster fishing and processing in Northern Novas Scotia , also from the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library.
Atlantic lobster fact sheet , from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.
31, 2004: Ian Petrie profiles a couple of lobster fishermen, from the New Brunswick and P.E.I.

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