Lobster harvesters in Atlantic Canada to vote on increasing minimum legal size this year
Fishermen in Canada's biggest lobster fishing district will vote this spring on whether to increase the minimum legal size of lobster they catch. The vote comes as the number of landings is down in southwestern Nova Scotia.
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Fishermen in Canada's biggest lobster fishing district will vote this spring on whether to increase the minimum legal size of lobster they catch. The vote comes as the number of landings is down in southwestern Nova Scotia.