Lobster

Scientists Predict Maine’s Lobster Boom Will End Within 5 Years

October 28, 2019 COLIN WOODARD, Portland Press Herald

A new study predicts landings will fall 20 percent to 40 percent in the next four to five years in much of eastern Maine, and by over 90 percent in the eastern part of Penobscot Bay, the heart of the recent lobster explosion. …

Maine to Get $ 2M for Gulf of Maine Lobster Research

September 11, 2019 DENNIS HOEY, Portland Press Herald

Two million dollars in federal funds will help fund a wide range of Gulf of Maine research projects aimed at advancing the understanding of the American lobster and create a regional lobster extension program. …

$ 20M in Fed Funding Will Help Lobster Industry Claw Back Lost Market Share

September 6, 2019 Renee Cordes, MaineBiz

Food Export USA-Northeast said it will use more than $ 20 million in federal funding to help seafood suppliers tap into new markets, with a special focus on the lobster industry. …

From Trap To Table: Local Lobstermen Team Up With Quincy Restaurant

September 5, 2019 Erin Tiernan, The Patriot Ledger

As Gianni Frattaroli used a lobster gauge to measure the carapace of the first lobster he ever caught, he realized this one wouldn’t be going back to Victory Point restaurant with him. …

America’s Seafood Exports to Lobster-Loving China Plummet, Snared in Tariff Trap

August 26, 2019 Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

U.S. lobster exports to China have fallen off a cliff this year as new retaliatory tariffs shift the seafood business farther north. …