Fishermen in Nova Scotia are reporting unusually high numbers of soft lobsters, which means a poorer quality of catch and less money for them.
Ashton Spinney says fishermen like him are landing more lobster this year, but the shells are not as hard.
"It's just something we've never seen before," Spinney, chairman of the LFA 34 management board, told CBC News.
Soft lobsters don't command top price. They are fragile and die quickly, and can't be exported to the lucrative European market.
"It's a concern because it makes it difficult to ship them and you have to take more precautions to keep them alive," Spinney said.
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