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Lobster Prices 2018 – NL

Lobster Prices 2018 – Newfoundland and Labrador

Effective DateAverage Market Price USDExchange RateAverage Market Price CDNMinimum Shore Price
Sunday April 22 to Saturday April 28$8.7251.284408$11.206$8.11
Sunday April 29 to Saturday May 5$7.5751.285255$9.73$6.94
Sunday May 6 to Saturday May 12$6.751.282671$8.66$6.08
Sunday May 13 to Saturday May 19$6.451.284737$8.29$5.78
Sunday May 20 to Saturday May 26$6.151.291293$7.94$5.50
Sunday May 27 to Saturday June 2$6.051.2952$7.83$5.42
Sunday June 3 to Saturday June 9$5.9251.2952$7.67$5.29
Sunday June 10 to Saturday June 16$6.401.310969$8.39$5.86
Sunday June 17 to Saturday June 23$6.701.328481$8.90$6.27
Sunday June 24 to Saturday June 30$7.451.3223$9.85$7.03
Sunday July 1 to Saturday July 7$7.601.312045$9.97$7.13
Sunday July 8 to Saturday July 14$7.451.315675$9.80$6.99
Sunday July 15 to Saturday July 21$7.701.3176$10.146$7.27

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.