P.E.I. spring lobster season being extended until July 3

Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: June 8, 2021 3:23 PM | Last Updated: June 8, 2021

DFO has added three days to the end of the season

Image | Lobster fishing boat heading back to port at North Lake, P.E.I., May 10, 2021.

Caption: The lobster season got a late start this spring. (Sara Fraser/CBC)

P.E.I. fishermen taking part in the spring lobster season will get a few extra days to keep working in July.

The season will end on July 3 in LFAs 24, 26A and 26B.

The season generally starts May 1 and ends June 30, but the start of the season was delayed four days this year by poor weather.

The industry requested the extension to make up for the lost days early in the season, and that request was granted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

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