Fishery officers seize 1,000 lbs of lobster in Port la Tour, N.S.

Fishery officers seized more than 1,000 pounds of lobster in Port la Tour, N.S. (Source: X/DFO Maritimes)

Fishery officers seized more than 1,000 pounds of lobster and arrested three people in Port la Tour, N.S., on May 14, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

The seized lobster was valued at $9,899.50.

On May 15, the fishery officers seized 72 traps with invalid tags or that were untagged in Lobster Fishing Area 33.

“Fishery officers detected the non-compliant traps during at-sea patrols,” a social media post from DFO Maritimes reads. “An inspection at the wharf confirmed that the landed lobster was caught by commercial harvesters using the non-compliant traps to exceed their authorized catch.”

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