Rogue wave hits Canadian lobster industry as U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size
The U.S. increase was automatically triggered by surveys in the Gulf of Maine, including ones showing a continued decline in the abundance of young lobster. The measure was made to allow lobster more time to mature and reproduce.
![Rogue wave hits Canadian lobster industry as U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3498579.1679438251!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lobster.jpg)
![A call by Sweden to halt the importation of live North American lobsters into the European Union has got the attention of the PEI Fishermen's Association. A lobster sits on a bench.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3498579.1679438251!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lobster.jpg)
The U.S. increase was automatically triggered by surveys in the Gulf of Maine, including ones showing a continued decline in the abundance of young lobster. The measure was made to allow lobster more time to mature and reproduce.