Uncertainty trumps for the lobster fishermen. On March 16, the fishing gear was launched for the new Oosterschelde lobster season, but because the catering industry is closed due to corona, the market has disappeared.
Obviously, the auction of the first Oosterschelde lobster on Thursday March 26 at the UFA auction Colijnsplaat, traditionally the official start of the season, did not go ahead. There is also no supply. “Ninety percent of the Oosterschelde lobster goes to the catering industry,” says chairman Ida Sinke of the OWV Vaste Vistuigen Vissers association. “And because it is closed now, we can let the lobsters run better.”
The lobster fishermen are in uncertainty. The big question is: can the catering industry reopen from April 6? If not, there is no demand and supplying is still pointless. Normally, the season for the renowned Oosterschelde lobster runs until mid-July (this year Wednesday 15 July).
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