Only another lobster could find another lobster attractive, but despite being kind of ugly they are high on the menu for many people and those people are waiting eagerly for the first catch of the season to hit the stores and restaurants.
It seems there are two important days in the life of the two month spring and summer lobster season on Prince Edward Island — setting day when the traps are set and the day after, known as landing day, when the first lobster of the season is landed at the wharves.
This year, landing day was Saturday, but unlike setting day when there is a mass movement of boats and traps to the lobster grounds, it is more sedate and calm.
On Saturday, the boats left early in the morning, but the first lobster was not landed at the French River Fisheries until after 11 a.m. and owner, Brian Paynter, said the rest would be coming in dribs and drabs until mid-afternoon.
In all he said he expected to receive lobster from 14 or 15 boats. He did not know when fishermen will know how much they'll be paid for their catch.
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