P.E.I. lobster fishers tossing traps back into deep waters after North Atlantic right whales leave
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MALPEQUE, P.E.I. — Lobster fishing areas that closed for North Atlantic proper whales have reopened.
The Division of Fisheries and Oceans mentioned lobster fishing space grids 23 and 25 in western P.E.I. reopened on June 1, and grid 24 opened sooner than anticipated on June 2.
The division allowed lobster fishers on the north aspect of the Island to forged their nets at 5 a.m. as an alternative of the deliberate 5 p.m. attributable to impending dangerous climate.
Chris Wall, a lobster fisherman from Malpeque, was out on the tough waters on Friday morning.
Wall mentioned lobster fishers have been taking their gear to deeper lengths, away from the extra congested shallow fishing spots.
“Lots of people moved away from the great fishing spots, which could have an effect on some folks’s income,” he mentioned.
When requested how a lot fishers misplaced because of the transfer, he mentioned they gained’t know till the tip of the 12 months.
The transfer to shallower fishing spots got here after a pod of North Atlantic proper whales have been seen in grid 24.
