CHARLOTTETOWN — Some P.E.I. fishermen are contemplating a strike to protest low lobster prices, CBC News reports.
According to the CBC, lobster fishermen currently receive $3.25 a pound for canners and $3.50 a pound for larger market lobsters, a dollar down from prices earlier this year. “At $3.25 a pound, I [have] to land 15,000 just to break even,” Shawn Ellsworth, a local fisherman, told the news outlet. “It’s not looking good.”Fishermen recently met in Miminigash to discuss the issue. The P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association said the stress of not knowing how much a catch will sell for could be alleviated by a better negotiating system, so fishermen and buyers could agree on a price before the fall fishing season.
For more on the low lobster prices, visit cbc.ca.
