Lobster boat deck clutter always good to see for detail. Tug deck details are very useful. Excellent photos; thank you for posting.

Some deck clutter from my lobster boats.

I know model builders like to see the real boats to add details to their models which is why I try to photograph details from masts to keel if possible.

I might have duplicates here from earlier 🤔

Here are three I built. All differ greatly.

Ronald. The vids of boats underway are great. I have no knowledge of the regulations for the lobster fishery in NS. However I am very familiar with lobstering in New England, particularly Massachusetts.
You’re absolutely right about the buoy colors identifying ownership. I didn’t know that NS licenses defined not only the legal lobstering area but also depth & catch limit. NE licenses define none of those; merely a license to fish. I don’t know if the normal NE license defines the number of traps one can set. Where the lobster fisher places their traps in Massachusetts is largely a matter of being the first on site. Woe to anyone who encroaches on someone else’s area! Leads to buoy lines being cut so the traps cannot be found or even worse. Some areas are handed down from a previous generation.
My point about a break in the water is to say that is where one usually finds all kinds of midwater/bottom dwelling fish, including lobster. A break can be caused by water depth(color), temperature, tide/current, wind, or even a line of weed. You typically want to fish right along the line of the break. Given their constantly changing nature, static fishing like lobstering is not nearly as dependent on breaks as trawling.
Whew! Long winded description which hopefully can be understood.
Anyway, thanks for posting the beautiful videos and the details of lobster boats in Nova Scotia. Their design exemplifies how fish boats adapt to the conditions they regularly face.

Chum

I posted the videos more for people to see the vessels underway. No particular sequence.

I was told the vessels use GPS data when the fishermen places their lobster traps and each bouy is painted a specific pattern to indicate their ownership.

The vessels go out in the dark and the GPS system takes the vessels through a specified route to locate their traps. Each trap weighs 150 lbs along with its bait and anchor lines.

Fishing is done in zones and water depths according to the license each fisherman purchases. That license also specifies the quantity of lobsters they are allowed to catch and keep. Female lobsters with eggs must be gently removed to the sea.

Look closely at these photos and videos to see the lobster bouys . Note how close they are to the shore.

Ronald, very noticeable break in the water in each video. I was wondering if it was created by temperature, depth, or some other physical oceanography property. I viewed the videos in sequence from the bottom of your post. The last video I viewed (the second video in your post sequence) explained it all. Simply caused by being in the lee of the background land form.
I would expect to see lobster traps set along that break. Perhaps they are there but I couldn’t see them.
Beautiful spot.

I have just searched this location, a beautiful spot.

Enjoying Off Cheticamp NS
Lobster season is two months of work from 4AM till 4PM six days a week.