The price of the fish is directly related to the quality and fat content. Tuna can also be caught on baited hooks on lines towed behind the vessel as it moves through likely areas. Sometimes swimming into herring weirs, all attempts must be made to release the fish alive since a quota for accidental entrapments has been difficult to negotiate. Much controversy has occurred in this area. Regulation of the tuna industry involves licensing, quotas, seasonal closures, designated fishing areas, and dockside monitoring.
Lobsters are also scavengers.
Most lobsters are sold at a much smaller size. Lobsters were so common when the early Europeans explored the area that they reported picking them up along the shore at low water. Today lobsters are caught in baited traps or pots. The season in the Grand Manan archipelago begins the second Tuesday of November each year until the end of June. Traps are checked daily or when weather permits.