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Fishing industry groups claim the "interim authorization" approved this year by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans contains a change that allows lobster traps designated for use under an agreement to provide a moderate livelihood for First Nations, to be fished by non-Indigenous harvesters.
Lobster fishermen between Shelburne and Digby County will have to wait a little longer to set their traps. Weather continues to make it unsafe. Dan Fleck of the Brazil Rock Lobster Association says the season is off to a slow start.