Lobster gear is getting a colourful makeover this season

You may notice an extra pop of colour around the wharfs and waterways this spring. Some lobster gear has gotten a colourful makeover, with blues, pinks and yellows giving a different hue to this lobster season. The CBC's Leila Beaudoin tells the story in pictures.

Wharfs are getting a glow-up from new brightly coloured traps, marker buoys and other gear this season

Leila Beaudoin · PHOTOS · Posted: Apr 26, 2025 4:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 26

A man walks past a long row of stacked lobster traps, strung with bright blue and yellow ropes. — (Leila Beaudoin/CBC)

You may notice an extra pop of colour around the wharfs and waterways this spring. Some lobster traps, lines, and other gear have gotten a colourful makeover, with blues, pinks and yellows giving a different hue to this lobster season.

The bright colours allow fishermen to see their gear easier, and distinguish it from other traps and buoys floating in the dark Atlantic waves.

The CBC's Leila Beaudoin captured these photos while on assignment.

A man sits in front of a large stack of lobster traps, strung with bright blue rope. — (Leila Beaudoin/CBC)

Lobster fisherman Keif Way fishes from Sally's Cove each season with his family. Way says in his 40 plus years in the fishery, the future has never looked so bright.

A long row of stacked lobster traps sit on a wooden wharf, strung with blue rope and pink marker buoys. — (Leila Beaudoin/CBC)

Bubble gum pink and baby blue contrast sharply with this weathered shed. One of the province's oldest industries has gotten a splash of colour.

This gear belongs to inshore fisherman Brad House. Like his father before him, he has been fishing all his life.

A crew of four fishermen load their boat at sunrise. — (Leila Beaudoin/CBC)

Lobster setting day means all hands on deck. Helpers pile traps aboard Gary Payne's inshore boat in Port Saunders, offloading and repacking their boats until all traps are set for the season.