lobster industry
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PublishedMarch 8, 2017
Australian company fined for cruelty for killing lobster with saw
The fine is the first in New South Wales, which includes crustaceans in its animal cruelty laws.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2017
LePage removes lobster license fee increase from proposed budget
Instead, the governor says he will ask lawmakers to pay for additional lobster research, new field technology for fisheries scientists and raises for Maine Marine Patrol officers out of the state budget surplus.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2017
Maine lobstermen’s union votes to buy Hancock County lobster business
Purchase of Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound's wholesale operation means lobstermen will have more control over the prices they get for their catch, a spokesman says.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2017
Maine lobstermen oppose increase in cost of commercial fishing licenses
The Department of Marine Resources wants to raise the annual fee by about 30 percent.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2017
Chinese appetite for lobster helps prices climb as catch drops
Fishermen in the U.S. are bringing in a smaller haul as the Chinese New Year fuels demand overseas.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Global demand for lobster keeps surging despite record-high prices
While U.S. and Canadian fisherman have caught more than ever in recent years, output still hasn't kept pace with rising demand.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2016
Maine lobstermen accused of ‘scrubbing’ female lobsters get license suspensions
Officials say Dexter Bray Jr. and Philip Poland will lose their licenses for six years for removing eggs from female lobsters.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2016
Effort to protect deep-sea coral has lobster industry on alert
Two rich lobstering areas could be closed if regulators prohibit all fishing in rare Down East habitats.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
All Maine lobstermen soon must double-tag traps to benefit rules enforcement
The state is expanding the practice to all fishing zones June 1 to make it easier to detect boundary violations and reduce line-cutting wars.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2016
A healthy Gulf of Maine goes with the flow of a restored Royal River
It is essential to rebuild the population of herring, which multiple species depend upon to thrive.
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