You may notice an extra pop of colour around the wharfs and waterways this spring. Some lobster traps, lines, and other gear have gotten a colourful makeover, with blues, pinks and yellows giving a different hue to this lobster season.
The bright colours allow fishermen to see their gear easier, and distinguish it from other traps and buoys floating in the dark Atlantic waves.
The CBC’s Leila Beaudoin captured these photos while on assignment.
Lobster fisherman Keif Way fishes from Sally’s Cove each season with his family. Way says in his 40 plus years in the fishery, the future has never looked so bright.
Bubble gum pink and baby blue contrast sharply with this weathered shed. One of the province’s oldest industries has gotten a splash of colour.
This gear belongs to inshore fisherman Brad House. Like his father before him, he has been fishing all his life.
Lobster setting day means all hands on deck. Helpers pile traps aboard Gary Payne’s inshore boat in Port Saunders, offloading and repacking their boats until all traps are set for the season.
Mackenzie Hynes, 22, helping Fred Snow and crew out of Rocky Harbour.
Bait fish used in the traps can be almost as colouful as the traps themselves.
Of course, it’s not just the fishing gear providing beautiful, colourful scenes this lobster fishing season.
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