Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has launched a new commercial whelk fishery off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, with an annual harvest limit of 700 metric tons. The fishery, located in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Area 4Vs, was previously only authorized for exploratory harvesting. The whelk, primarily to be exported to China, Japan, and Vietnam, is expected to create 70 jobs in Eastern Nova Scotia. The fishery will be operated by Louisbourg Seafoods.