With restaurants slowed or shuttered, consumers are already paying less than $6 per pound in some markets – $2 to $3 dollars less than typical of this month in Maine.
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Fishing captains can get COVID-19 aid for sternmen, too
New federal rules now allow boat captains to use federal Paycheck Protection Program funds to pay deckhands.
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Green Plate Special: Eat more lobster — this is the kind of ask we really like
The lobster industry has been hit hard this year. Here’s a recipe to help you do your bit to help them.
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Petition seeks ropeless lobster fishing in Gulf of Maine to protect whales
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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Trump opens marine monument to fishermen, promises trade relief
Reopening this southern New England territory to commercial fishing has political appeal in Maine, but little practical impact.
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Conservationists propose lobstering restrictions to protect right whale
In a legal brief, the Conservation Law Foundation and other environmental groups call for the banning of vertical rope in lobstering off Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
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Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry
Maine’s cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation’s fifth-highest.
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Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.
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Fishermen getting desperate as $300 million federal bailout stalls
Frustration is mounting among Maine fishermen and lawmakers over the aid, which was approved in March but still hasn’t been distributed.
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Green Plate Special: Nervous about cooking with seaweed?
These products from Atlantic Sea Farms make it easy, and now is a good time to start.