Federal memo estimates up to 30% of lobster catch in Atlantic Canada goes unreported

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans suspects hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lobster is caught in Atlantic Canadian waters each year but never reported to authorities, raising both income tax and conservation implications for the country’s largest fishery.

Federal memo estimates up to 30% of lobster catch in Atlantic Canada goes unreported
A lobster is held over a tank.

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans suspects hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lobster is caught in Atlantic Canadian waters each year but never reported to authorities, raising both income tax and conservation implications for the country’s largest fishery.