Too Much Competition In Maritime Lobster Fishery, Says Minister

The Maritime provinces need to stop competing against each other, says federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, and proceed with a lobster levy to promote Canadian lobster internationally.

"It became abundantly clear to me in travelling internationally that the industry has been doing way too much competing against each other instead of working together to get products to market," said Shea.

P.E.I. fishermen have voted in support of the levy, New Brunswick fishermen are still consulting, but lobster buyers from southwestern Nova Scotia rejected the Maritime levy in a unanimous vote last month.

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