In 2019 the lobster fishermen in my area of Canada sold lobsters to buyers for about $6 each. That was for "markets" the size that are sold to restaurants. The

In 2019 the lobster fishermen in my area of Canada sold lobsters to buyers for about $6 each. That was for "markets" the size that are sold to restaurants. The lobster fisher has boat payments, fuel ($1,000 to fill the tank per trip), wages for helpers, insurance, zone license. Now more rules to prevent right whales from getting caught in ropes. Which means new rope or new ways of handling the traps and equipment. And there is a quota so you can only catch so many. Meanwhile that $6 lobster goes for maybe $50 or $100 in a restaurant in a large city.