The deal requires China to spend $32 billion over next 2 years on U.S. agricultural goods, which could include lobster.
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Lobstermen Down East throw cold water on state plan to protect whales
About 75 people pack the first meeting in the state’s monthlong presentation of its proposal, with many complaining that they would give up too much to fix a problem they aren’t causing.
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Maine lobster landings sank about 16% last year, commissioner says, but still beat expectations
The state’s top fisheries official predicts a 100 million-pound harvest for 2019, which would be lower than 2018 but better than the industry had expected.
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Maine’s final plan to protect whales includes fewer lines, and a little slack, for lobstermen
The state proposal calls for the use of weak rope, fewer buoy lines carrying more traps in deeper waters, and flexibility to approve alternative protections to sustain fishermen and regional fishing traditions.
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The decade in Maine business and economy
From the depths of the Great Recession, Maine’s economy began a steady rebound that has allowed some industries to flourish despite a growing worker shortage.
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Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast
Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish.
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Fishermen hope Mainers get hooked on ugly – but delicious – monkfish
The underappreciated species is highlighted in a food demonstration next month, part of a series to interest local seafood lovers in Maine’s diverse catch.
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Federal agency to kick in funds to help lobstermen cope with whale protection rules
Regulators are working on a whale protection plan that would result in the removal of some lobster trap rope from the waters off Maine.
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Lawsuit alleges racketeering in Down East lobster business
The Maine Lobstering Union says the CEO of Lobster 207 and his parents embarked ‘on a systematic scheme’ to enrich themselves.
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U.S. lobster catch headed for decline, not crash, scientists say
A pair of studies by University of Maine scientists show a fishery in which warming waters off Maine have changed the dynamics of the lobster population.