Dire Strait - The decline of Lobster Fishing Area 25 - Interactive map of Lobster fishing zones


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Interactive map of lobster fishing zones - Maritimes
CBC News Online | Sept.3, 2004

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ZONE 24: Northern P.E.I. - 640 licence holders

Landings:
2003 - 5,603 tonnes
1989 - 3,700 tonnes

Increase of 51 per cent
The fishery is breaking its own records every year, and is still rising.

Season runs from May 1 to June 30.

ZONE 25: Western part of Northumberland Strait - 850 licence holders

Landings:
2003 - 2,260 tonnes
1989 - 5,877 tonnes

Decrease of 62 per cent
The fishery has been declining since 1984, when landings hit a record high of 6,230 tonnes.

Season runs from Aug. 16 to Oct. 16.

ZONE 33: Halifax to Cape Sable Island - 723 licence holders

Landings:
2002/2003 - 2,700 tonnes
1989/1990 - 2,000 tonnes

Increase of 35 per cent

Season runs from the last Tuesday in November to May 31.

ZONE 34: Cape Sable to Digby - 992 licence holders

Landings:
2002/2003 - 17,000 tonnes
1989/1990 - 9,500 tonnes

Increase of 79 per cent

Season runs from the last Tuesday in November to May 31.

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External Links:
Lifecycle of a lobster, from the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

All about lobsters, from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium

History of lobster fishing and processing in Northern Novas Scotia, also from the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

The state of Canada's lobster fishery - 2002 Fact Sheet, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Atlantic lobster fact sheet, from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

AVC Lobster Science Centre, UPEI

Comparison of Nova Scotia fish exports (2001)

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Sept. 3, 2004: Ian Petrie looks at what has to be done to save LFA 25. (runs 4:12)

Sept. 2, 2004: Ian Petrie examines the environmental pressures at play in LFA 25. (runs 4:09)

Sept. 1, 2004: Erin Moore looks at LFA 25 from the enforcement side, aboard a DFO boat. (runs 2:33)

Aug. 31, 2004: Ian Petrie profiles a couple of lobster fishermen, from the New Brunswick and P.E.I. shores of LFA 25. (runs 3:46)

Aug. 30, 2004: Erin Moore gives an overview of the problems facing fishermen in LFA 25. (runs 4:02)

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