Lobster fishing

When the lobster fishing season is over, local fishermen Mark and Cody take tourists out on their fishing boat. They teach you about lobsters in general and the lobster fishing industry in particular. At the end of the tour we got to sit down and enjoy a wonderful lobster dinner cooked according to traditional PEI style.

During the few weeks when lobster fishing is allowed no fisherman would be taking tourists out on their boat. They only have four weeks to try and fill their quota.

We got to learn quite a few interesting lobster facts. A lobster never stops growing and any body part that is damaged or lost can be regrown, including organs. No one knows how large a lobster can grow or how old they can get. The largest lobster ever caught weighed over 44 pounds and was over two feet long.

When Mark and Cody's grandfather bought his fishing quota he paid less than one dollar. Back then lobster was considered poor man's food and was often used as fertilizer on the farm fields. In the prisons it even got to the point where they had to limit the number of days per week that they were allowed to serve lobster.