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Dumping day began with much fanfare in southwestern Nova Scotia early Tuesday morning.

Fireworks signalled the start of the commercial lobster season in Sambro, with loved ones waving goodbye from the wharf where crowds gathered to see the fishers off.

Fireworks are pictured on dumping day in Sambro, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2024. (Carl Pomeroy/CTV Atlantic)

“It’s an exciting morning, we always all come down and watch the fireworks, as they go out, it’s a pretty big day for everybody,” said Briana Beaver, whose partner is a fisher.

Dumping day for lobster fishing areas 33 and 34 is typically the final Monday of November, but there was a one-day delay this year due to rough weather.

While conditions were calm Tuesday, boats that work in LFA 34, which extends from Shelburne County around the southwest coast of the province, were allowed to leave a bit earlier at 5 a.m.

“Some …

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