Lobster lovers can expect to pay in excess of $40 for a single roll at some of the state’s most popular summer eateries. The average price is closer to $30.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
$30 million fund to help lobstermen meet new rules gets strong support in Maine House
An initial 116-18 vote shows bipartisan support for aid to the industry in complying with new federal requirements meant to protect right whales.
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Posted inBusiness, New England
Derelict lobster traps in Long Island Sound will be removed
The area’s $12 million industry crashed in 1999, fueled in part by a massive die-off.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Baby lobster numbers low off New England as waters warm
Meanwhile, there has been a moderate uptick in baby lobsters in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, where some Canadian fishermen harvest lobsters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Maine Lobster Festival returns for 75th anniversary, drops admission charge and carnival
The organizers want to offer greener options as the event in Rockland resumes after a two-year absence.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s demand for U.S. lobster
American exporters sent more than 13.2 million pounds of lobster to China during the first 11 months of 2021, up about 6 percent from the same period of 2020.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism
Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
Posted inLocal & State, Special Report
PROTESTS AND PRAYERS
The suspense was finally over. Now the lobstermen of Vinalhaven had to face new federal rules that could threaten their livelihood. Despair came first, then decision time.
Posted inNation & World, New England
One of Connecticut’s last lobstermen sticks with it, despite his near empty hauls
‘We’re victims of climate change,’ said Michael Grimshaw. ‘It hasn’t played out good for us.’