Captains Calling for More Enforcement in P.E.I.’s Fishing Industry

Fishermen from the western region of Prince Edward Island want to see more enforcement officers on the docks and out on the water. Captains from P.E.I.’s Prince County Fishermen’s Association (PCFA), most of whom fish lobster in Lobster Fishing Area 25, in the western part of the Northumberland Strait, recently issued a public call for more DFO officers to be stationed in their part of the province. They argue that their area is simply too big for the current number of officers to ...