In a video posted to Facebook in June, 2021 Protection and Conservation Officers with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans can be seen entering a boat moored at the St. Peter’s Canal, then throwing lobster overboard.

ST. PETER’S: The conservation and protection branch of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans dumped hundreds of illegal lobsters last week. The DFO confirmed to The Reporter that over 400 undersized lobsters were taken from a fishing vessel and released at the St. Peter’s Canal on June 22. The DFO noted that “some egg-bearing female…

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