N.B. lobster fishermen defy DFO, leave traps in despite closure for North Atlantic right whales
A federal closure of zones off the Acadian Peninsula is being defied by hundreds of lobster fishermen refusing to remove their traps.
![N.B. lobster fishermen defy DFO, leave traps in despite closure for North Atlantic right whales](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7211988.1716419144!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lameque-lobster-fishermen.jpg)
![A group of about 200 lobsterfishermen with the Maritime Fishermen's Union decided not to remove their traps despite a DFO order Wednesday evening at a meeting in Lamèque. A room full of lobster fishermen](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7211988.1716419144!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lameque-lobster-fishermen.jpg)
A federal closure of zones off the Acadian Peninsula is being defied by hundreds of lobster fishermen refusing to remove their traps.