Everybody assumes that all lobster fishermen do is put the traps in the water, then go out and haul them up. Actually, what you do is follow trends of lobsters, whether they are moving in or out or if they're doing this or that. You have options. You have things you can do. You can follow the fish. That increases your cost, but it also could increase your catch. There are a lot of different things you can do. You'll try that much harder if you're trying to qualify for EI, or if you're trying to make your boat payment. If you knew that you would qualify for EI, or if you were in an area where there were low catches, you would do it a lot more economically.
On March 31st, 2009. See this statement in context.