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Chedabucto Bay Trap-Caught Shrimp Alen Newell
April 2015
Lobster Trap Shrimp Trap
The Vision Tuna
Lobster
Bait Trap
Remembrance
Research
History
Early 90’s Michael Newell started proposal
1991
Applied for exploratory funding, to see if there was enough shrimp out there to warrant any fishing
1993 permission granted for exploratory
1998-5 Permanent 2002-3 Permanent Licenses granted
Still fishing
The fishery
Location Sustainability Quality of product Market structure
The fishery
Location
Lobster Zone 31A
2 miles = 3.22 km
The fishery
Sustainability
Cover used to exclude larger snow crabs
Collars used to Exclude Small Snow Crabs
Sustainability
The fishery
Quality of Product
Name Recognition
• Digby Scallops
• PEI Potatoes
• Bubba Gump Shrimp
• Halifax Donair
The fishery
The Market
The issues
• How can we support the long-term sustainability of a great, local, water based
food product?
• What are the questions we should be asking ourselves as we try to strengthen our
local food systems?