Fishermen in South Western Nova Scotia, like the rest of us, are waiting for the weather to continue to improve.
But for many who make a living lobster fishing, it can’t happen soon enough.
A winter-like early spring has meant colder water temperatures, so lobsters aren’t moving.
Fisherman, Bernie Berry, president of the Coldwater Lobster Association says all things considered, it hasn’t been a bad season compared with last year which saw record landings.
“We are down anecdotally maybe 25% plus, catch wise, but it’s still been a good season because we’re comparing it with last year. We had a late winter, late February and March was really cold, we had four or five small snow storms which has set the spring back maybe three weeks or so.
Berry says all of that is reflected in the shore prices which he says are anywhere from $12 to $13 and up.