A seafood industry consultant who told P.E.I. lobster fishermen three years ago that increasing the minimum size would be a disaster for the Island industry says he's changed his mind.
Seafood.com publisher John Sackton says the market has changed since 2010, when he warned against P.E.I. raising the minimum size any further. Sackton said now, with fall landings in the Northumberland Strait at a record high and prices down around $3 a pound, he thinks increasing the minimum size one or two millimetres is smart.
"I think that it's important to take steps to experiment with things that will increase the value," he said.
"One of the things that I think will increase the value is taking some measures to reduce the pounds landed."
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