The Biden administration’s May 1 deadline is both too tight and poorly timed.
lobster industry
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lobstermen want to follow science to protect environment, iconic industry
Don’t be fooled by a recent series: People in Maine’s fishing industry are pleading for rational policies, not denying them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Lobstermen’s Association: Maine lobstermen are committed to protecting our ocean
From the lobster industry’s perspective, the series The Lobster Trap doesn’t accurately tell their story.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine will be allowed to make its case in federal lawsuit over lobstering restrictions
Gov. Janet Mills’ office said Thursday that it sought to intervene in the lawsuit to stand up for Maine’s lobstermen and women.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Healthy right whale population, healthy Maine lobster fishery can coexist
The Lobster Trap series makes clear that the Gulf of Maine’s warming is causing enormous changes – and resilient and innovative Mainers can adapt to them.
Posted inMaine, News
2021 Photos Of the Year: The Lobster Trap
Lobster is king on Vinalhaven, Maine’s second-richest port, but with the inhospitable effects of climate change and costly demands to protect right whales, those who make their living on the water wonder how long that can remain true. Their way of life is on the line. Photographer Brianna Soukup spent much of the summer on the island, photographing island life and lobstermen Frank Thompson, 65, and 15-year-old Tanner Lazaro.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Climate story comes home in Lobster Trap series
A rare collaboration between The Boston Globe and the Portland Press Herald shows how a small island in Maine is at the center of a worldwide crisis
Posted inMaine
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.’