资源环境科技发展态势分析平台

“The lobster fishery is central to our way of life in Atlantic Canada. Every one of us has a shared interest in keeping it strong and sustainable. That’s why we’ve brought together Indigenous partners, harvester representatives and scientists from across the region to share data, priorities, and concerns, and address them together. The more we know about the fishery, the better we can manage it. That’s good for our stocks, and for the livelihoods and communities that depend on them.”

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

• Environmental conditions continue to be favourable for the productivity of lobster in our waters.

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada uses data from research studies and assessments, scientific monitoring, and information collected by harvesters to assess the overall health of lobster stocks.

• Stock assessment information is peer reviewed by scientists and published in a science advisory report on the Department’s website.

• The Department considers conservation and the health of the species when making decisions on the sustainable management of lobster.

• In 2018, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Fisheries Act that promoted restoration of degraded habitat and rebuilding of depleted fish stocks, provided for comprehensive protection of all fish and fish habitat, and strengthened the role of Indigenous peoples in project reviews and policy development, while recognizing that decisions can be guided by principles of sustainability, precaution and ecosystem management.