lobster

Published
May 29, 2022

No shell, big shock: Maine lobster rolls fetch record prices this season

Lobster lovers can expect to pay in excess of $40 for a single roll at some of the state's most popular summer eateries. The average price is closer to $30.
Published
March 24, 2022

$30 million fund to help lobstermen meet new rules gets strong support in Maine House

An initial 116-18 vote shows bipartisan support for aid to the industry in complying with new federal requirements meant to protect right whales.
Published
March 22, 2022

Derelict lobster traps in Long Island Sound will be removed

The area's $12 million industry crashed in 1999, fueled in part by a massive die-off.
Published
March 2, 2022

Baby lobster numbers low off New England as waters warm

Meanwhile, there has been a moderate uptick in baby lobsters in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, where some Canadian fishermen harvest lobsters.
Published
February 24, 2022

Maine Lobster Festival returns for 75th anniversary, drops admission charge and carnival

The organizers want to offer greener options as the event in Rockland resumes after a two-year absence.
Published
February 19, 2022

Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns

The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its 'red list.'
Published
January 17, 2022

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.
Published
January 2, 2022

As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism

Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.
Published
December 25, 2021

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.
Published
December 16, 2021

7 takeaways from our ‘Lobster Trap’ series

Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe.