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Canadian wildfires so far making little dent on lobster availability, prices

'There has been a 10-day dramatic disruption to the distribution of lobster in all directions in Atlantic Canada, overwhelmingly caused by these wildfires' -- Stewart Lamont, Tangier Lobster

By Jason Huffman | June 8, 2023 17:24 BST
Image from the Nova Scotia wildfires as shared by the provincial government on Twitter.
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The wildfires that have wreaked havoc on Atlantic Canada might have spread smoke all down the US East Coast, but they've made little apparent dent on the North American (Homarus americanus) lobster market -- so far [...]

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