NEW GLASGOW — The provincial government is hoping to launch a pilot project this year that could see lobster fishermen paid for the quality of product they are fishing.
Nova Scotia Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell told the New Glasgow News he is aware of ongoing issues in the lobster fishing industry that include low prices for fishermen and rising tensions with the buyers and processors. He said he believes the best way to improve the industry is to look at quality control.
“Top quality lobsters demand top quality prices,” he said.
Colwell said his department has been speaking with processors and fishermen in an undisclosed area of the province that is considering taking on a quality control program this year.
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