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Lobster Prices 2024

Click here to read the 2024 lobster price agreement.

Lobster pricing will be updated every Wednesday morning:

WeekAvg. UB Price (USD)Exchange RateAvg. UB Price (CAD)Minimum Price
April 21-27 $9.25 1.36730 $12.65$9.27
April 28-May 4 $8.251.37001 $11.30$8.19
May 5-May 11 $7.001.36915 $9.58$6.82
May 12-18 $6.731.36236 $9.16$6.48
May 19-25 $6.301.36683 $8.61$6.04
May 26 – June 1$5.951.36508 $8.12 $5.65
June 2 – June 8$5.851.37206$8.03$5.57
June 9 – June 15$6.101.37414$8.38$5.86
June 16 – June 22$6.551.37002$8.97$6.33
June 23 – June 29$7.231.36844$9.89$7.06
June 30 – July 6$7.751.36481$10.58$7.61
July 7 – July 13$8.381.36354$11.42$8.29
July 14 – July 20$9.131.37099$12.51$9.16

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.