American lobster
South Shore Nova Scotia
Canada LFA 33
Canada
Pots
Profile updated on 1 August 2022
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Homarus americanus
SPECIES NAME(s)
American lobster
COMMON NAMES
Atlantic Lobster
This profile is for Canadian Lobster Fishing Area 33
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- This fishery has little impact on either habitats or ecosystem structure and function, in part due to effective management and gear configuration.
- Gear has known deleterious impacts on critically endangered Right whales which could become more problematic if effort increases or Right whale distribution changes.
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 6
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