The union claims it lost nearly $2 million in an embezzlement scheme by the family that owns Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Regulators delay increase in minimum lobster size till July
The changes were previously slated to take effect in January but have drawn criticism from lobstermen who say they could give Canadian harvesters an unfair edge.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Scientist warns that increased shipping could turn Casco Bay into ‘bioinvasion hotspot’
A Biddeford scientist has identified 3 new invasive species in Casco Bay that he has tied back to Eimskip, the Icelandic shipping company that visits Portland weekly.
Posted inMaine, News
Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine, Nation & World, News
Wednesday is 10th annual National Lobster Day
For 10 years, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King have introduced and sponsored federal legislation to recognize Maine’s iconic industry.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: North Atlantic cooperation would help lobster industry on both sides of border
Every party should be united in their desire to keep the resource healthy and productive.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine
Gulf of Maine lobsters are experiencing a housing crisis
While lobster populations have declined recently, decades of growth in the Gulf of Maine have led to changes in the animals’ habitat, scientists say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators move to delay increase in minimum lobster size
Lobster harvesters and dealers say that the fraction-of-an-inch change could eliminate the most lucrative segment of their catch and give Canadian competitors an unfair advantage.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Leisure Time Cocktail Co. launches on Thompson’s Point; Finestkind to open in Saco
Also, a new restaurant replaces Friars’ Brewhouse in Bucksport; 2 burger shacks launch in southern Maine; and Forbes explores the Biddeford food scene.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A lyrical new children’s book recounts a day in the life of Rockland’s Lobster Lady
At 101, Virginia Oliver still lobstered every day. ‘The Lobster Lady’ tells how she got her start fishing at age 8, in a time when other girls definitely didn’t, and what kept her lobstering through the decades.