Tagging Lobsters and Conservation
Since 1993, lobster harvesters in Eastern Cape Breton have participated in research which tagged and retrieved lobster to monitor their movement and growth. The results: Lobster don’t move much from year…
Author: Cape Breton Fish
Port Morien
Port Morien is a beautiful fishing village in south eastern Cape Breton. The name was incorporated in 1895. Previously, it was called Cowbay. Coal Mining was prominent from 1859 to…
Berried Female Lobster
It is illegal to keep a berried female.
Unlike the roe, or red eggs inside a cooked lobster, these black eggs glued to the outside of the tail are fertilized. After 9 to 12 months of carrying them on the swimmerets, the eggs will hatch into tiny lobster larvae that float on the surface of the ocean for 6 to 8 weeks.