Dumping Day – the day the fishing vessels and crews set their gear on the fishing grounds – marks the start of the six-month ...

Unknowns in the marketplace and at sea are creating concerns for industry stakeholders as the 2025-2026 commercial lobster ...

Harvesters faced southwest winds of 15 knots (17 miles per hour) and seas of one meter (three feet) or less on Monday morning (Nov. 24) but wind speeds are expected to increase as soon as the next day ...

The province of Nova Scotia is adding another layer of enforcement to put an end to the illegal lobster trade. The move comes ...

As thousands of fishermen took to the sea in southwestern Nova Scotia for the beginning of the most lucrative lobster fishing season in the region, Mi’kmaq leaders are decrying the federal ...

A new study from Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University found microplastics in 100 per cent of the lobsters they tested, leading researchers to suggest plastic is more prevalent than most seafood lovers ...

A fishing boat, loaded with traps, heads out from West Dover, N.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says its officers have ...