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Maine lobster industry’s large PPP loan recipients

July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

$350,000 to $1 million: Carver Shellfish Inc. Maine Shellfish Co. Inc. Greenhead Lobster LLC Maine Coast Shellfish LLC $150,000 to $350,000: Cape Porpoise Lobster Co. Taylor Lobster Co. LLC Bean Maine Lobster Inc. Greenhead Lobster Products LLC Lobster 207 LLC Mill Cove Lobster Pound Inc. Maine Lobster Outlet LLC Harbor Fish Market S&M Fisheries Inc. […]

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1 in 3 Maine lobstermen lands federal pandemic loan

by Penelope Overton July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

Lobstermen got more small Paycheck Protection Program loans than members of any other Maine industry, but the size of the average loan was small.

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Pandemic relief flows to Maine’s lobster supply chain

by Penelope Overton July 19, 2020July 20, 2020

A sprawling network of dealers, retailers and processors in the state received at least $9.2 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.

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Fishing captains can get COVID-19 aid for sternmen, too

by Penelope Overton June 25, 2020June 26, 2020

New federal rules now allow boat captains to use federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to pay deckhands.

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Petition seeks ropeless lobster fishing in Gulf of Maine to protect whales

by Penelope Overton June 18, 2020June 19, 2020

The Pew Charitable Trusts wants to adopt seasonal lobster closures in the Gulf of Maine to protect the endangered right whale.

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Environmental groups sue Trump, saying he can’t open marine monument to fishing

by Rachel Ohm June 17, 2020June 18, 2020

The president announced his decision during a visit to Maine on June 5, but the lawsuit contends that the Antiquities Act allows only Congress to undo a monument’s protections.