Chedabucto Bay Trap-Caught Shrimp Alen Newell

April 2015

Lobster Trap Shrimp Trap

The Vision Tuna

Lobster

Bait Trap

Remembrance

Research

History

Early 90’s Michael Newell started proposal

1991

Applied for exploratory funding, to see if there was enough shrimp out there to warrant any fishing

1993 permission granted for exploratory

1998-5 Permanent 2002-3 Permanent Licenses granted

Still fishing

The fishery

Location Sustainability Quality of product Market structure

The fishery

Location

Lobster Zone 31A

2 miles = 3.22 km

The fishery

Sustainability

Cover used to exclude larger snow crabs

Collars used to Exclude Small Snow Crabs

Sustainability

The fishery

Quality of Product

Name Recognition

• Digby Scallops

• PEI Potatoes

• Bubba Gump Shrimp

• Halifax Donair

The fishery

The Market

The issues

• How can we support the long-term sustainability of a great, local, water based

food product?

• What are the questions we should be asking ourselves as we try to strengthen our

local food systems?