Will record lobster catches last?

About 130 lobster industry stakeholders gathered Tuesday in Moncton to discuss lobster fishing and sustainability practices.

Attendees included researchers, retailers and fishermen, and their shared goal at the Lobster Science Workshop and Symposium was to ensure that the crustacean, and their livelihood, continues to thrive.

Reports so far in 2012 have indicated healthy lobster stocks and record catches, but Michael Tlusty, a researcher with the New England Aquarium in Boston and a speaker at the symposium, said that doesn’t necessarily mean the fishery is sustainable.

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