Lobster Wholesaler Tells Chellie Pingree China Tariffs Have Forced Her To Lay Off Workers

ARUNDEL, Maine — Some 140 million pounds of lobster are caught in Maine each year. Stephanie Nadeau, owner of The Lobster Company, told Congresswoman Chellie Pingree that she ships millions of pounds of live Maine lobster from her wholesale business on Route 1 in Arundel each a year, with a focus on China.

“Each shipment is normally 2,000 to 3,0000 pounds and I ship four to six shipments a day,” Nadeau said Wednesday.

Those shipments have come to a grinding halt due to a 25 percent tariff China placed on Maine lobster in retaliation for the Trump administration trade actions. The tariff has severely tightened what has been one of the Maine lobster industry’s largest export destinations in recent years.

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