Barb Dean-Simmons

‘Guys who have been fishing for 30-40 years have never seen that much crab’ — Heather Mulock, Coldwater Lobster Association

Electronic logbooks will be mandatory for the lobster and snow crab fisheries in the Gulf and Quebec regions of Canada beginning Jan. 1, 2025

‘If amendments are not proclaimed to begin by April 2025, the existing price-setting structure will remain in place for this season’ — Newfoundland labor minister Lisa Dempster

The Sealand Building Group of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia is seeking damages and interest of nearly CAD 400,000

Four men are safe after their lobster fishing boat sank 36 nautical miles west of Seal Island, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Tuesday (Dec. 10)

‘When buyers know that there are regulations in place and that the rule of law applies, and is enforced, and we take action, that creates confidence in a product’ — NL fisheries minister Gerry Byrne

A Nova Scotia man has been found guilty of possessing hundreds of illegal lobsters and fishing with untagged traps on the province’s south shore

The Sipekne’katik First Nation and the federal government have until June 16, 2025, to conclude a mediation process, or Nova Scotia’s Supreme Court will proceed to trial

The DFO proposal is to redistribute 50% of the current annual elver quota held by established companies to allow 150 new licenses and increased participation by First Nations

Association of Seafood Producers says the broader issue still remains, and Royal Greenland’s decision to ignore collective agreement will be dealt with