Welcome to the official website of the 2017 PEI Lobster Festival where we will be celebrating Prince Edward Island lobster, the fishery itself and everything surrounding it.
http://www.peilobsterfestival.com/
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Rare red and blue lobsters caught off Cape Breton
INGONISH, N.S. – Lobster fisherman Kenny Best is pretty happy with his catches these days.
Since the start of lobster season last week, he’s caught a rare blue lobster and an even rarer red lobster on his boat The Canadian Yankee with deckhand Graham Best.
http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/5/25/rare-red-and-blue-lobsters-caught-off-cape-breton.html
NOVA SCOTIA EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2017
The awards pay tribute to Nova Scotia businesses that are not only doing business beyond our borders, but have also been recognized by their regional Chambers of Commerce in the area of export development. One of these businesses will become Nova Scotia’s 2017 Exporter of the Year.https://www.novascotiabusiness.com/export-achievement-awards?utm_campaign=Basic%20Page&utm_source=Bulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_content=EAA
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Love our Lobster returns with new twist
Islanders will have more chances to win during the ninth-annual Love our Lobster campaign.
http://www.journalpioneer.com/news/local/2017/5/15/love-our-lobster-returns-with-new-twist.html
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NS/NB Lobster Eco-Certification Society Annual Meeting
The NS/NB Lobster Eco-Certification Society will hold our annual meeting on Monday, September 18, 2017 at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro, NS. All members of the Society are welcome.
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US CETA strategy: Promoting lobster is ‘A, number one’
US-based lobster exporters are bracing for impacts from the Canadian European Free Trade Agreement (CETA).https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2017/05/10/us-ceta-strategy-promoting-lobster-is-a-number-one/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=c613bb976e-Americas_briefing_May_10_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-c613bb976e-91318329
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DFO wins court victory to prevent corporate control of inshore fishery
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has won a court decision upholding its right to prevent the corporate takeover of inshore fisheries in Atlantic Canada and Quebec.
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Declining lobster population prompts new fishing rules
New restrictions are coming to southern New England’s lobster fishery in an attempt to save the area’s population of the crustaceans, which has dwindled as waters have warmed.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/253544790-story
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Shelburne County Lobster Festival coming up from June 1-4
Make plans to celebrate the end of the LFA 33 and 34 lobster seasons by attending the Shelburne County Lobster Festival June 1-4
https://www.facebook.com/lobsterfestival/
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Pictou Lobster Carnival Announces Entertainment
The Pictou Lobster Carnival will be rocking this July with some old favourites and new talent.
Pictou Lobster Festival Announces Entertainment Line-up
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