4th
May
2021
Throw all that gear overboard (and go home for breakfast)
And everyone threw their traps into the ocean and went home for lunch. Perhaps not exactly how it happened, but we have another year of lobster fishing underway. I was up at coffee time; early enough to see boats on the go, because the rule makers had adjusted their watches, and gave the starting signal at 9:00 this morning. A full three hours later than other years. And because I wasn’t at the wharf, I don’t know if this still qualifies as a “starting pistol” sort of sport, but from the photos and videos, people were calm and professional as they left the harbour entrance in a long, single boat queue.
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