The past few years, we have witnessed an ever-increasing interest in our waters; from energy companies looking to meet local and/or international demand, to increased marine traffic, to environmental groups identifying areas of ecological/biological importance in need of protection. To ensure that fishermen in LFA 34 are kept abreast of the issues facing our lobster fishery, Coldwater Lobster Association has formed several sub-committees to dedicate their time to attend meetings/conferences on these matters.

Coldwater Lobster Association’s sub-committees will ensure that the voices of ‘industry’ are heard and considered before any major decisions are made that may adversely impact our fishery.

MARINE MAMMALS

The North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) is listed as ‘endangered’ under the Species at Risk Act. In 2017, an unprecedented number of NARW interactions were reported leaving a species at risk even more threatened. All Industries operating in our coastal waters must work together to reduce the number of whale interactions to ensure that [...]

By |2021-06-18T13:54:28+00:00March 27th, 2020|Sub-Committees|Comments Off on MARINE MAMMALS

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAs)

Canada is committed to protecting ecological and biophysical sensitive areas in our oceans and Great lakes by restricting certain activities in specific areas referred to as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). In 2017, DFO presented a proposed draft MPA site map currently under consideration. The identified area of interest (AOI) sites, were officially announced in 2018 [...]

By |2022-12-05T14:50:33+00:00February 4th, 2015|Sub-Committees|Comments Off on MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAs)

BYCATCH MONITORING

In 2017, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that at-sea data collection to monitor bycatch was being implemented for LFAs 33, 34 and 35 in 2018. In response to DFO’s announcement, Coldwater Lobster Association (CLA), along with four other fishermen’s associations, collaborated to develop an industry-led bycatch monitoring program that was tailored to the [...]

By |2022-11-21T19:15:47+00:00February 4th, 2015|Science & Research, Sub-Committees|Comments Off on BYCATCH MONITORING
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