lobster
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.
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PublishedFebruary 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.'
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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