Gale force winds delay opening to Nova Scotia's LFA 34 lobster fishery until at least Friday
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Queens County Advance] by Tina Comeau - November 25, 2014
It’ll be Friday at the earliest before fishermen are able to dump their traps at sea for the start of the lobster fishery, and even that target remains dependent on the weather.
Two conference calls were held Monday morning – one in lobster fishing area (LFA) 34, which covers all of Yarmouth County and parts of Shelburne and Digby counties, and LFA 33, which extends along the south shore to Halifax.
It was felt by the majority of those on both conference calls that given the weather forecasts, safety had to be the paramount concern...
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