Live exports from the U.S. to the Far East jumped 36% last year, offsetting losses caused mainly by a Canadian trade deal.
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Maine Voices: Lobstermen’s conservation efforts an investment in the future
A recently published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found the practices have built one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries.
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Longtime leader of Maine Lobstermen’s Association to step down
David Cousens, 60, who led the organization for 27 years and guided efforts to conserve the fishery, says rough seas ahead call for new blood at the helm.
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Dock manager suspected of large-scale theft from Rockland seafood dealer
The owner of J&J Lobster says about $230,000 is missing, but Chad W. Salvas says he is innocent of wrongdoing.
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All Maine lobstermen will have to report fishing details, including secrets of success
But regulators who monitor the health of the fishery decide the state’s harvesters won’t have to reveal trap locations, catch totals and more until 2023.
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Look for a lobster emoji to surface this year, by popular demand
The panel that decides such things has officially unveiled a new digital image of a little red lobster in response to a Maine-based petition drive.
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Group hopes to ban boiling lobsters in U.K. Will this movement gain steam?
A petition to add lobsters to the nation’s Animal Welfare Act has garnered more than 27,000 signatures.
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Our View: Time for Maine to look past lobster boom years
A study predicting a long-term decline in lobster landings is a prod to consider what’s next.
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Annie Tselikis leaves York lobster dealership for advocacy post
She assumed the full-time executive post with the Maine Lobster Dealers’ Association on Tuesday.
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State disputes study that predicts sharp decline in Gulf of Maine lobsters
The Department of Marine Resources won’t be using researchers’ model to make management decisions, saying that forecasting fishery populations 30 years out is extremely difficult.