Boiling point: the uncertain future of lobster fishing
The great boom of the lobster industry is, in many ways, a story of success. For more than 30 years, Canada’s most valuable seafood export has generated wealth for Canadian fishing communities and created an appetite around the world for the luxury food. But it’s also come at a tremendous cost – Indigenous fishers have been excluded, and scientists have warned warming waters and overfishing are severely affecting catches, causing high tensions and sometimes violent fights.
Greg Mercer, investigative reporter for The Globe and author of Lobster Trap: The Global Fight for a Seafood on the…
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