Lobster Fishing: Early Season Slows Down - Radio-Gaspésie

The beginning of the lobster fishery has been relatively difficult in the Gaspésie. The fishery is now in its fourth week and the Director of the Southern Gaspésie Professional Fishermen's Grouping states that the late spring has an impact on the fishery. Catches were less abundant at the beginning of the season than in recent years, particularly in eastern Newport. Cold temperatures and winds have created conditions that are not conducive to fe…