Federal apprenticeship program to include Maine lobstermen, loggers

lobster industry

Published
February 16, 2021

Federal apprenticeship program to include Maine lobstermen, loggers

The federal law includes an amendment from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine to make agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting eligible for the money through the U.S. Department of Labor.
Published
February 8, 2021

U.S. lobster industry braces for Chinese New Year diminished by pandemic

China is enforcing strict rules about food importation because of the coronavirus.
Published
January 29, 2021

Plan for salmon farm Down East prompts call for review of state licensing rules

Some believe that Maine's process for approving in-water aquaculture is too permissive, and that such operations could overtake the coastline.
Published
November 11, 2020

EU edges closer to eliminating tariffs on Maine lobster

A key European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly to advance a trade deal to eliminate import duties to Europe on American lobster.
Published
September 26, 2020

Maine lobster business salvaged its summer despite pandemic

Maine’s lobster fishermen braced for a difficult summer this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the season was unexpectedly decent.
Published
September 17, 2020

Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’

At a campaign event in Saco, President Trump's son touts his father's support for the iconic fishing industry as the reason Maine should vote to give him a second term.
Published
September 9, 2020

Feds to pay Maine lobstermen $50 million to offset trade war losses

Maine lobstermen are eligible for up to $250,000 each as part of a $527 million fishing industry bailout to help offset the impact of China's retaliatory tariffs.
Published
September 3, 2020

Maine hits snag in effort to distribute pandemic aid to seafood industry

Individual fishermen, fishing charters and seafood dealers must demonstrate revenue losses before receiving checks, probably in November.
Published
August 20, 2020

Lobster and industrial cleanups on menu during EPA official’s visit

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler spent Thursday in Maine touring contaminated "brownfield" sites and lobster businesses.
Published
August 16, 2020

Despite trade deal, U.S. lobster exports to China are down in 2020

China vowed to buy more U.S. lobsters, but year-to-date sales are 23 percent lower than in 2019.