The only region where someone can get a license without waiting a decade is so divided that fishery officials can’t even muster a vote on making a change.

Dealers and suppliers meet in Brussels for a seafood expo and to talk with their Canadian and New England peers about Sweden’s attempt to ban live lobster imports.

As many as 10 percent of lobsters die on their way to market, many because of rough handling, Jean Lavallee is telling fishermen in Maine this week.