It was shaping up to be one of Gail Atkinson's best seasons ever, but then COVID-19 struck and the Lunenburg, N.S., lobster fisher had to get creative. Many lobster harvesters have come up with new ways to sell live lobster, and it's proving to be successful. Despite calls by processors to close Atlantic Canada's lobster fishery this year, Canada's fisheries minister said Friday that it will remain open. The department said it has issued 28 permits since March 16 — 13 were new permits to sell live lobster, while 15 were renewals. In 2019, the department renewed a total of 50 live lobster permits, but didn't get any requests for new permits.

Source: CBC News April 06, 2020 23:03 UTC