Season opens in lucrative lobster fishery: ‘It’s a lot of boats on the water’
YARMOUTH, N.S. — It is one of the country’s most lucrative fisheries — and on Tuesday about 1,500 fishing boats laden with lobster traps headed out onto the water in darkness along Nova Scotia’s southwest coast.
Fisheries spokeswoman Debbie Buott-Matheson said about 5,200 captains and crew set out from an area that includes six counties from Halifax to Digby.
“It’s a lot of boats on the water today and a lot of activity, so safety is key,” she said.
“We have boats on water keeping eye on things and making sure things are safe.”