This project will conduct collaborative future scenario planning and foresighting efforts to identify actions to achieve a successful Canadian lobster fishery under climate change.
Fishing industry members have observed changes in lobster catches along Canada’s Atlantic Ocean coast, which are challenging both fishers and shore-based operations. Evidence suggests these changes may be climate-driven, and, as a result, industry members and resource managers aim to better understand plausible climate futures to proactively prepare for change.
This project will support the Canadian Lobster Research Network (CLRN) in leading lobster industry members (e.g., commercial and Indigenous fishermen, processors, buyers, etc.), scientists, non-governmental organizations, and decision-makers through a scenario planning effort to:
- Arrive at a shared understanding of climate impacts on the industry; and
- Establish shared goals and adaptive strategies to achieve a successful fishery into the future.
This project was funded in February 2026 as part of the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants.
