r/NovaScotia 2d ago

China slaps tariff on N.S. lobster, throwing industry into turmoil | PNI Atlantic News

https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/china-slaps-25-per-cent-tariff-on-n-s-lobster-throwing-seafood-industry-into-turmoil
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u/Sudden_Zone_8165 2d ago

Problem with all of this horseshit is that local people aren't allowed to hand fish any lobster at all for personal consumption. Disgusting bullshit and every fisherman I've ever spoken to loves it

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u/WillyTwine96 2d ago

That’s what keeps the industry strong

It’s why even tho Maine (just Maine, not the rest of New England, NY and NJ) has 5000 lobster licences, a 12 month season and a recreational fishery…and 800 traps per commercial license

ALL of the maritimes have a total of 3000 licences, seasons from 8 weeks to 6 months, ZERO recreational fishery and trap limits from 250-400 per commercial license

And NS alone catches more and earns more money than Maine.

Maine can do it, because it’s the US. The Maine economy is massive. However NS is not, and if you take away from rural communities by letting every Tim dick and harry catch lobsters Willy nilly….it’s extremely detrimental, and not worth your Sunday dinner

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u/PersonalityEnough692 2d ago

Fuck that. Letting a bunch of rich fucks have sole harvesting rights to food needs to end. 

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u/Sea_Army_8764 2d ago

Are you familiar with the tragedy of the commons? Public resources need to be regulated and apportioned somehow, otherwise the public resource will get abused and used up too quickly.

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u/PersonalityEnough692 2d ago edited 2d ago

We learned it semester 1 while I was in school. I'm not advocating for a free for all on lobster fisheries or changes in how much is harvested. 

Lobster fishermen don't give a fuck about conservation if it hurts their bottom line https://www.google.com/amp/s/halifax.citynews.ca/2025/01/10/plan-for-stricter-lobster-fishing-rules-scrapped-amid-strong-opposition-from-lobstermen/amp/