Amid Australian lobster glut, supermarkets there impose purchase limits

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Published
December 16, 2020

Amid Australian lobster glut, supermarkets there impose purchase limits

Several stores impose rations to stop them flying off the shelves, so as many customers as possible can partake.
Published
December 9, 2020

Maine launching seafood brand to reel in pandemic-stranded home cooks

With restaurant business in short supply, Maine is using $1 million of its federal COVID-19 seafood relief funds to promote the 'Maine Knows Seafood' program.
Published
November 30, 2020

Maine fishermen tops in payouts from trade relief program

Lobstermen have received at least $36 million so far, but a Dec. 14 application deadline looms.
Published
November 15, 2020

Homefront: Seeking a recipe to help you celebrate an occasion?

This recipe for grilled ribeyes with lobster béarnaise is celebratory and then some.
Published
October 26, 2020

Study finds lobster population healthy off Maine, poor in southern New England

An interstate regulatory group says the American lobster population is in decent shape off of Maine and Canada, but continues to decline in southern New England
Published
August 25, 2020

Lobster industry cheers trade deal that would lift EU tariffs

Maine lobster dealers predict an immediate boost in European sales, which will grow when air travel and restaurants bounce back from the pandemic.
Published
August 19, 2020

Maine delegation urges Trump to make good on lobster promise

President Trump issued a memorandum in June that called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offset losses the lobster industry has suffered due to trade hostilities with China, and the deadline is Monday.
Published
August 16, 2020

Despite trade deal, U.S. lobster exports to China are down in 2020

China vowed to buy more U.S. lobsters, but year-to-date sales are 23 percent lower than in 2019.
Published
August 13, 2020

Rare blue lobster arrives at Hallowell Seafood & Produce

The likelihood of catching a blue lobster is one in 2 million, according to the University of Maine Lobster Institute.
Published
July 24, 2020

Maine researchers find microplastics in larval lobsters

The tiny plastic fibers affect the animals’ feeding and respiration and could even kill some larvae.