lobster industry
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PublishedDecember 26, 2021
Commentary: Healthy right whale population, healthy Maine lobster fishery can coexist
The Lobster Trap series makes clear that the Gulf of Maine’s warming is causing enormous changes – and resilient and innovative Mainers can adapt to them.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2021
2021 Photos Of the Year: The Lobster Trap
Lobster is king on Vinalhaven, Maine’s second-richest port, but with the inhospitable effects of climate change and costly demands to protect right whales, those who make their living on the water wonder how long that can remain true. Their way of life is on the line. Photographer Brianna Soukup spent much of the summer on the island, photographing island life and lobstermen Frank Thompson, 65, and 15-year-old Tanner Lazaro.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Our View: Climate story comes home in Lobster Trap series
A rare collaboration between The Boston Globe and the Portland Press Herald shows how a small island in Maine is at the center of a worldwide crisis
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
PROTESTS AND PRAYERS
The suspense was finally over. Now the lobstermen of Vinalhaven had to face new federal rules that could threaten their livelihood. Despair came first, then decision time.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
One of Connecticut’s last lobstermen sticks with it, despite his near empty hauls
‘We’re victims of climate change,’ said Michael Grimshaw. ‘It hasn’t played out good for us.’
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Read the full series: The Lobster Trap
The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is declining, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can't, or won't, imagine another.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
THE LOBSTER TRAP
The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can’t, or won’t, imagine another.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Lobstermen to weigh in on plan for monitoring of boats
The lobster fishing business is facing a host of other new restrictions to try to protect the rare whales.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Supreme Court denies Maine Lobstering Union’s request to reopen closed area
The union's members don't know what legal steps they might take until they discuss the ruling with their legal team.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
Groups seek input from Maine fishermen to improve industry education
Maine Coast Fishermen's Association Executive Director Ben Martens said the goal is to identify where existing education and training programs "might be enhanced to better meet the needs of the next generation."
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