Tag: lobster industry
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2018
Maine dealers say China is further inflating prices on U.S. lobster as part of tariff war
Tariffs are being levied based on higher-priced Canadian lobster, they say, adding ‘salt on the wound’ of plunging U.S. lobster exports to Chinese markets.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2018
Discovery of immature lobsters in deep Down East waters may be good news for industry
Researchers feared that declines in the numbers of baby lobsters found in warmer, shallow waters might presage a population bust, but the young may merely be moving to deeper habitat, a UMaine professor says.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
U.S. lobster exports to China tank in the first month with new tariff
The data is the first to reflect the impact of a trade war between the U.S. and China, which had been a growing market for Maine lobster.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
Sale to Canadian company will give Portland-based Ready Seafood ‘a much bigger tool box’
The deal with Premium Brands of Vancouver arose out of Ready Seafood’s search for a partner to build a new facility in Saco.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2018
James Knott, 88, remembered as inventor of trap that transformed lobstering
He developed marine-grade coated wire mesh that lasted far longer than the wood in traditional traps, then founded a company to manufacture the product and became an ardent supporter of the lobster industry.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
Large pogy catch good news for lobstermen who feared bait shortage
The amount of bait fish landed this year was twice last year’s haul, reassuring lobstermen that they should be able to avert a bait shortage.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2018
Our View: Maine lobster fishery doesn’t need a lecture on ethics from PETA
One of the world’s most sustainable fisheries should be praised as a model, not attacked.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
Our View: Industries hurt by tariffs just want markets
President Trump doesn’t realize the damage his policies will do to lobstermen, farmers and other workers.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2018
Maine senators want U.S. to set aside day to celebrate lobster
Sept. 25 would be ‘National Lobster Day,’ recognizing the historic and economic importance of the lobster industry.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2018
Caught up in tariff, lobster industry faces new threat: Higher trap prices
The extra tax on imported raw steel raises the cost of wire mesh for manufacturers, which haven’t passed it on to fishermen – yet.
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