lobster industry
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Fishermen turn to direct marketing as demand for Maine seafood plummets
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the elver season has been delayed and the lobster and soon-to-open scallop fishery are facing reduced demand.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Maine lobstermen to federal regulators: We’re not killing whales
The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Fallout from coronavirus makes lobsters so cheap that sellers face a fatal blow
U.S. lobster prices have plummeted to the lowest in at least 4 years after the spread of the virus halted charter flights to Asia.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2020
Though Maine’s lobster harvest was smallest in 9 years, value remained steady
The average per-pound price in 2019 was a whopping $4.82, the highest since Maine began tracking lobster hauls back in 1880.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
State reverses course, leaves menhaden fishery open
Maine will create a commercial menhaden fishing license in 2021, but it won't close the growing bait fishery as previously planned.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine company envisions using lobster blood in new drugs
Lobster Unlimited of Orono is investigating whether the crustacean's circulatory fluid can be a potential weapon against viruses and cancer.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Maine says its plan to protect whales from lobster gear is better than feds think
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the National Marine Fisheries Service didn't give the state's plan credit for all of its whale protections.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Maine’s plan to protect whales falls short, regulators say, raising prospect of federal rules
The National Marine Fisheries Service says the state's proposal to keep endangered right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn't go far enough.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
New rules to protect endangered right whales face delays
A federal administrator says that state measures have taken more time than be expected to be developed.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Massachusetts man traps lobster released by a buddy in Maine
An enterprising reporter, guidance from a Maine state agency and a lobstermen's association, and a Facebook query help piece together the 125-mile migration of a lobster.
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