Toad crab occur as a by-catch in the lobster and snow crab The majority (94%) was landed at Glace Bay. [...] Initially, exploration in 1995 occurred during the winter Aconi had one active fisher and landed 6% of the and early spring before the lobster season in the Louisbourg and total while minor landings were reported in Glace Bay areas and then permits were issued for eastern Nova L’Archeveque and Canso. [...] Scotia and the heaviest effort occurred from August to October in the Glace Bay area. [...] A small amount was concentrated their effort to the west and east of the landed as a by-catch in the snow crab fishery. [...] The average catch of females and sublegal 10 males was consistently less than the average catch of 0 legal males except for a period in mid-September.