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Canadian lobster harvesters wary over proposed marine protected areas

'We want to know when it's going to be written in stone that those areas will be protected for lobster fishing' -- Dan Fleck of the Brazil Rock Lobster Association

By Undercurrent News | May 13, 2024 16:24 BST
The Canadian government is assessing several areas around the Bay of Fundy and the Scotia Shelf as possible marine protected areas. Screenshot from DFO map
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Inshore lobster fishermen in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (NS) are concerned over a federal government plan to establish marine protected areas (MPA) around the province, reports CBC News.  [...]

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