Moncton showcased snappy, sustainable concrete condos this week … for lobsters. A conference on lobster sustainability wrapped up in the Hub City Wednesday, as scientists met with industry stakeholders to hammer out a sustainable future for the billion-dollar industry.
Scattered across the ocean floor of coastal shores stretching from Quebec to Nova Scotia are 70,000 "lobster condos." The artificial reefs are created by Homarus Inc., a research and development wing of the Maritime Fishermen's Union.
Lobsters are a territorial, burrowing crustacean and they like to have their own space, said Homarus director Martin Mallet.
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