Deadline to Register for P.E.I. Lobster Marketing Board Plebiscite
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Transcontinental Media G.P.] Eric McCarthy - January 27, 2015
O’LEARY — Monday was the last day Island lobster fishermen could register to be included in a P.E.I. Lobster Marketing Board plebiscite.
By mid-week more than 400 lobster fishermen had submitted their registration forms, but P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association president Crag Avery was hoping at least half of the Island’s 1,230 lobster licence holders would take the necessary steps to be included in the plebiscite.
Information sessions held in Charlottetown and O’Leary last week attracted about 80 fishermen. Avery is hoping that low number is an indication fishermen understand the importance of ...
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