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Nova Scotia minister to increase fines to CAD 1bn for buying out-of-season lobster

Nova Scotia fisheries minister Steve Craig announced his intention to raise fines following a cabinet conference on Thursday

By Undercurrent News | Sept. 8, 2023 15:15 BST
A lobster boat off the coast of Nova Scotia. Photograph by GreenSprocket on Shutterstock.
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Steve Craig, the fisheries minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, intends to increase the maximum fine for buying out-of-season lobster to CAD 1 million ($734,545) from CAD 100,000, the West Island Blog Community News reports [...]

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