Following years of studying and just talking about issues facing the huge but fragmented Canadian lobster industry, representatives took a giant leap forward for their fishery recently as they agreed to start work on two important initiatives.
The agreement was reached during meetings held in early October in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia when the Lobster Council of Canada (LCC), in conjunction with industry leaders from the four Atlantic Provinces and Quebec, agreed to begin work on establishing a quality standard system and a branding program for Canadian lobster.
Geoff Irvine, the Executive Director of the LCC, said that some exciting changes are coming for the lobster industry.
Irvine said, “After two to three years of talking and working together, lobster representatives have reached a consensus on modernizing the industry by establishing a quality standard system and a branding program.
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