Sublime Sunday: Lobster Season On PEI

#SublimeSunday has rolled around again. It’s a tag presenting you with the unique opportunity to post something a bit different, wacky, crazy or just whatever takes your fancy and instigated by @c0ff33a ☕️.

My Sublime Sunday takes you down to the Montague Harbour to see the Lobster boats all set to start the lobster season with the setting of the traps.

The first day is called ‘Setting Day.’

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Lobster Fishing will start in a few days and the fishermen are getting ready, lining up their lobster traps and buoys to set in the ocean.

All the traps and buoys on the wharf have to be transferred to lobster boats in preparation for setting day. The captain of each boat must have his crew and bait ready.

To distinguish what traps belongs to each fisherman, the buoys are a different color.





Montague is only one harbor of many harbours on Prince Edward Island used by fishermen.

The fishery on Prince Edward Island is regulated by the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. There is strict regulations of licenses, fishing seasons, and quotas.





Looking down the river. There is a curve and I wasn’t able to capture the lineup of lobster boats ahead.





This time of year lobster boats can be seen being hauled down the highways to the local wharfs. There will be trucks and trailers loaded with lobster traps making their way to the harbour to be readied for ‘Setting Day’.

The lobster season on PEI usually begins around May 1st if the conditions are right.

The folks around here are anxiously waiting for a good feed of fresh lobster. PEI lobsters are known as the finest in the world.

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