State marine officials face a deadline to cut the number of buoy lines by half, but the proposed scenarios leave Maine’s $485 million industry wary about safety and profitablility.
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York lobster dealer that had booming business in China wins national exporter award
Maine Coast earned the President’s “E” Award for showing sustained growth over 4 years.
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Finding consensus on whale protections a tough call in Maine
Halving the number of vertical lines in a state where everyone fishes for lobster in their own way presents significant challenges for regulators.
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Lobster marketing group names new leader
Marianne LaCroix has been appointed the new executive director of the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative.
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Federal team recommends reducing lobstering gear to save whales
The recommendations aimed at protecting right whales must now go through an approval process that could be contentious.
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Lobster fishermen keep close watch as protection of rare whale is weighed
A federal government group is meeting in Rhode Island this week to try find solutions to save the North Atlantic right whale.
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Maine Voices: After trade war, it’s unclear if Beijing, Washington can forge productive relationship
The U.S. can’t stop China’s rise, but it can compete on innovation – and it should join forces to address transnational problems.
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U.S. lobster dealers expanding into Canada to shore up their business
With an acquisition in Nova Scotia, Ready Seafood joins a growing group of dealers that want to secure access to hard shell lobster year round and hedge against unfavorable trade conditions.
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Strict right whale protection goal raises concerns among lobstermen
Federal regulators say the lobster industry faces a daunting task to reducing fishing gear-related whale deaths by at least 60%.
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Maine cancels right whale meetings with lobster industry
The Department of Marine Resources said the federal government hasn’t shared enough information about what the lobster industry must do to protect right whales from entanglement to hold meetings planned for next week.