Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
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Wednesday is 10th annual National Lobster Day
For 10 years, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King have introduced and sponsored federal legislation to recognize Maine’s iconic industry.
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Our View: North Atlantic cooperation would help lobster industry on both sides of border
Every party should be united in their desire to keep the resource healthy and productive.
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Gulf of Maine lobsters are experiencing a housing crisis
While lobster populations have declined recently, decades of growth in the Gulf of Maine have led to changes in the animals’ habitat, scientists say.
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Regulators move to delay increase in minimum lobster size
Lobster harvesters and dealers say that the fraction-of-an-inch change could eliminate the most lucrative segment of their catch and give Canadian competitors an unfair advantage.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Leisure Time Cocktail Co. launches on Thompson’s Point; Finestkind to open in Saco
Also, a new restaurant replaces Friars’ Brewhouse in Bucksport; 2 burger shacks launch in southern Maine; and Forbes explores the Biddeford food scene.
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A lyrical new children’s book recounts a day in the life of Rockland’s Lobster Lady
At 101, Virginia Oliver still lobstered every day. ‘The Lobster Lady’ tells how she got her start fishing at age 8, in a time when other girls definitely didn’t, and what kept her lobstering through the decades.
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State distributes $3 million to boost sales of Maine-made goods
Forty-six Maine companies received a share of the grant funding as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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Why do lobsters come in rare colors? This team of UNE researchers wants to find out
A University of New England professor and his students are decoding lobster DNA to try to uncover the genetic basis for rare, multicolored lobsters.