April 21, 2020
VOTE RESULTS
					PEIFA SPRING LOBSTER FISHERY LFA 24 AND LFA 26A 2020 OPENING DATE
April 21st , 2020
The PEIFA will be submitting the vote results to the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO)
Reminder: The final decision on the opening date of the spring lobster season is subject to approval by the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO).
There was a total of 841 total valid votes out of a total of 954 PEI spring lobster license holders which totals 88.2% overall return rate.
LFA 24 with 542 votes out of 600 lobster license holders totally 90.3% return rate.
LFA 26A with 299 votes out of 354 lobster license holders totally 84.5% return rate.
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						 LFA 24 VOTE RESULTS
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						 May 6th, 2020
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						 330
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						 60.9%
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						 May 13th, 2020
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						 212
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						 39.1%
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						 Total
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						 542
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							 LFA 26A VOTE RESULTS
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							 May 6th, 2020
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							 146
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							 48.8%
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							 May 13th, 2020
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							 153
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							 51.2%
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							 Total
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							 299
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Thank you to every spring lobster fisher on PEI for their valuable input in this very important vote and the situation surrounding Covid 19.