Endangered Whales Causing ‘Mess’ for P.E.I. Lobster Crews Forced to Move Traps

Lobster boat crews on P.E.I.’s North Shore are hoping two endangered right whales scram before they cause further disruption to their livelihoods.

P.E.I. Fishers Call Spring Lobster Prices ‘A Slap in the Face’

P.E.I. lobster fishers say they’re disappointed with prices so far this season, at a time when they’re faced with the rising cost of doing business.

P.E.I.’s Fall Lobster Fishery Coping With Low Prices and High Costs

Prices are at least $2 to $3 less a pound than they were just a few months ago — in some cases as low as half of what they were in the spring lobster fishery. 

‘Amazing to be Out Here’: P.E.I. Fall Lobster Fishery Underway

August 12, 2022 Kevin Yarr, CBC News

Following a two-day delay due to weather, P.E.I.’s fall lobster fishery launched Thursday morning.

APHIS Amends Entry Requirements for Importation of Potato from Prince Edward Island to Prevent Introduction of Potato Wart Pathogen

April 5, 2022 USDA APHIS

Effective immediately, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its requirements for the importation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) from Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada to prevent the introduction of potato wart (causal agent Synchytrium endobioticum) into the United States.