Setting day on P.E.I. is a family affair, and next generation of lobster fishers already pulling its weight

Four men in warm fishing gear and boots stand together on the deck of a boat filled with ropes and lobster traps, with the eldest giving a thumbs-up.

A cold spring morning marked the start of one of the most important days of the year for Prince Edward Island’s lobster fishers. Monday was setting day for Lobster Fishing Area 26A along P.E.I.’s South Shore — the official opening of the spring season, when crews head out at dawn to set their traps.