date:Dec 28, 2012
Dozens of professional rock lobster fishermen are facing financial heartache after a dramatic slump in the number of the prized species being caught so far this summer.
In a development that could push the market price of lobsters over the $40/kg mark, lobster fishermen have reported record low catches as part of the annual whites run.
The term is a reference to the stage when young adult lobsters - typically about four years old - moult and take on a whitish appearance before migrating offsho