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Lobster industry

Published
July 8, 2016

Maine regulators intervene to mitigate shortage of lobster bait

The herring catch is coming up short just as lobstering nears its peak, prompting officials to loosen fishing rules while trying to maintain a steady supply.
Published
July 5, 2016

Herring shortage pinching Maine lobster industry

With the catch on Georges Bank low, regulators may allow more harvesting of the baitfish near shore.
Published
June 22, 2016

EU asks Sweden to justify claim that North American lobster is invasive

A scientific forum calls for a response after the U.S. and Canada object to claims their species is an invasive threat in Europe.
Published
June 22, 2016

Mercury findings prompt state to widen lobster fishing ban in Penobscot River estuary

Initially closed in 2014, the area where a sampling of lobsters had elevated mercury levels has now almost doubled in size.
Published
June 20, 2016

Summer price drop for live lobsters may come early this year

Warm ocean temperatures have scientists predicting the season will begin two to three weeks early.

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Published
June 9, 2016

LePage asks EU commissioner of the environment to oppose Sweden’s lobster ban

In a letter dated Wednesday, the governor says the proposed ban on American lobster is not based on sound science.
Published
June 6, 2016

U.S. official challenges EU proposal to ban American lobster

In a letter to the European Commission, a NOAA fisheries administrator says science doesn't support the proposal.
Published
May 25, 2016

In Maine’s last open lobster zone, a feud over limiting newcomers

The only region where someone can get a license without waiting a decade is so divided that fishery officials can't even muster a vote on making a change.
Published
May 16, 2016

Tiny Maine town staking its future on China’s appetite for lobster

Little Cranberry, an island of 70 inhabitants, and China, a nation of 1.4 billion people, increasingly find themselves connected by the shifting currents of the world economy.
Published
May 8, 2016

Maine lobster suppliers strategize to foil EU ban

Dealers and suppliers meet in Brussels for a seafood expo and to talk with their Canadian and New England peers about Sweden's attempt to ban live lobster imports.