There certainly have been substantial and, I would say, remarkable increases in lobster productivity and abundance in the last 20 years. Whether or not that can be directly attributed to conservation or seasonality is.... Remember, those seasons have been in place for a long time. It's only in the last 20 to 25 years that we've seen this really large increase in abundance and productivity.
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