Mr. Matthew Hardy at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On November 23rd, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 23rd, 2020 / 4:45 p.m.

Manager, Fisheries and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans

I would offer, from first-hand experience, that a very soft lobster is very prone to damage. If its shell is pierced or damaged in any way, then it's prone to infection and whatnot, from an individual lobster perspective.

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