The spring lobster season is less than two weeks away, and P.E.I. fishermen are anxious to get on their boats out and traps set in the waters off the Island.
"I think there's a lot of excitement," said Mitch Jollimore, vice-president of the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association. "We've had an ideal spring weather-wise. It's given everyone an opportunity to get onto the wharf early and get their gear ready and a lot of boats are in the water already, so I think everyone is just eager now to get to the 29th."
Despite the recent cool temperatures that have even included the odd snowflake, fishermen have been out at harbours across the province tagging traps.
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