Lobster Industry Denies Quotas Needed

YARMOUTH — The lobster industry in southwestern Nova Scotia has taken exception to comments attributed to a former federal fisheries minister that it might now be time talk about imposing quotas on lobster fishermen.

That would be disastrous, said Mark Surette of the Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association.

He said some fishermen could likely fill a quota in a few days while others might fish for an entire season and not come close to filling a quota.

Lobster stocks are now as strong as they have ever been with big catches in most areas each year.

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