The 2014 lobster fishing season has been robust but not as good as the two previous years. According to lobstermen, the total lower catch means that lobster prices will likely increase for consumers.
It was a productive year, but industry officials and fishermen have said that they don’t think it was as good as in 2013 and 2012. Maine’s lobster fishery posted total catches of over 125 million pounds in 2012 and 2013.
The catch of over 127.2 million pounds in 2012 was the highest since record-keeping started in 1880.
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