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As the domestic distribution of female Japanese crabs has recently increased, concerns are growing among fishermen in the East Sea region. In response, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries prepared a revision to the enforcement ordinance of the Fisheries Act to protect domestic fishery resources and establish an order in the distribution of fishery products, and announced legislation on the 14th. In Korea, the capture and distribution of female crabs is prohibited to protect fishery resources, and violations are subject to imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won. However, in some areas of Japan, the capture of female crabs is legally permitted, and last year alone, approximately 67 tons of female Japanese crabs were distributed in the domestic market. Female Japanese crabs

Our country has long banned the capture and distribution of female crabs to protect aquatic resources. However, since Japanese female crabs have been sold through major domestic online platforms since late 2024, crab fishermen on the East Sea have become more anxious than ever. Fishermen are most concerned about the possibility that illegally caught domestic female crabs may be mixed in with the sale of Japanese female crabs, which could deplete crab resources on the East Sea. The fishermen's worries have become reality. After the import of Japanese female crabs, the National Fisheries Products Quality Management Service's DNA test results showed that the Japanese female crabs being distributed in Korea were about 100%

The Cumberland Strait between Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is the location of LFA 26A, the first production area to open. The rest of LFA 26 and LFA 24 in northern Prince Edward Island will open on April 25 and 26, respectively, and LFA 23 in northern New Brunswick will open on April 30. Currently, only LFA 25 has not yet been determined. The spring lobster fishing season will end in the first week of June in most areas, and the latest LFA 26B will end on July 2. In 2023, LFAs The cumulative production of Areas 23-26 is 36,027 tons, accounting for about one-third of the total production of Atlantic Canada (95,253 tons). Starting this year, all fishing vessels will use electronic logbooks to replace paper logbooks, and provide real-time data to DFO through applications every time they go out to sea. DFO also said that it will implement a monitoring plan at the dock starting this year to track the landing of all lobsters. In 2025, 49 new licenses will be added to the lobster fishing industry in Quebec, Canada. Studies have shown that the water temperature in the Matheny and Upper Gaspésie regions is warming, and more lobsters are moving north to the St. Lawrence estuary. From 2009 to 2023, the lobster production in the region increased from 3,711 tons to 13,777 tons.