P.E.I. fishers call spring lobster prices ‘a slap in the face’

‘We risk our lives day in and day out to catch a delicacy,’ says one

P.E.I. lobster fishers say they’re disappointed with prices so far this season, at a time when they’re faced with the rising cost of doing business.

The Island’s spring fisheries opened at the end of April in Lobster Fishing Areas 24 and 26A, and Lobster Fishers of P.E.I. Marketing Board chair Charlie McGeoghegan said the season didn’t start out strong.

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