Canada's Polon production season has lasted three weeks with lower-than-expected output and declining quality, while both the Chinese and U.S. markets have shown signs of weakness simultaneously.

On November 24, the fishing season in Nova Scotia's main lobster-producing area began as scheduled, with areas 33 and 34 accounting for approximately one-fourth of Canada's total lobster production. Typically, 60% of the catch is completed in the two months leading up to the season. Tommy Amriault, president of the Canadian Cold Water Lobster Association (CLA), told UCN: "The general feedback from the fleet is that the overall yield in the entire fishing area is low, with only sporadic small areas having relatively optimistic yields. The problem is that the area of high yield is shrinking every year. Many years ago, lobsters were everywhere on the seabed, and only a small part of the area had no lobsters; now the situation is just the opposite, with large areas of the seabed having no lobsters, and only a few areas having yields above the average." "At the beginning of the season, the quality of lobsters was very poor, and there has been no significant improvement in the past ...