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Canada’s black market for lobster creates data gaps for fisheries managers

The under-the-radar business skews the big picture for fisheries managers in the Canadian government who depend on landings and sales records to assess the health of stocks and determine fishing rules

By Barb Dean-Simmons | June 12, 2024 17:00 BST
A display of Canadian lobster claws at Seafood Expo North America 2024. Photo by Barb Dean-Simmons
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It's Canada's most lucrative fishery, with an annual export value of more than CAD 2.0 billion ($1.5bn). However, the nation's North American lobster fishery has a problem. [...]

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