PEI lobster season opens with predictions of poor quality

The lobster fishing season opened for the Prince Edward Island (PEI) area is now open, but some fear the quality of the shellfish may not be up to usual standards.

Lobster fishing opened in Area 24 this past weekend, which covers the PEI coast in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) told IntraFish

Lobster fishermen in southwest Nova Scotia hit the waters on Monday, an area that accounts for 40 percent of the country's total lobster catch.

However,