PORTLAND — The European Union is backing off a Swedish proposal to ban imports of American lobster into 28 member countries. Officials with the EU say the European Commission has informed Sweden it will not propose the lobster be listed as invasive. It will instead pursue measures less likely to disrupt trade. The EU decided […]
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Green lobster lands in Cundy’s Harbor
An employee from Watson’s General Store says they showed the crustacean to people who’ve been lobstering for years and they have never seen a green lobster before. The lobster is on the way to the Maine State Aquarium.
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China has a big appetite for Maine lobster
One by one, Fernald checked the 800 traps he had placed along 30 square miles at the bottom of the Gulf of Maine. He quickly hauled each wire cage onto his boat, reached a gloved hand inside and plucked out the lobster lurking within. The young ones, the breeders and the crusty old ones were […]
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Gov. Paul LePage signs law; lobster is official Maine crustacean
BREWER — Maine is the fourth state in the nation to have an official crustacean, thanks to the dedication of a group of 8- and 9-year-olds from Brewer Community School. Maine Gov. Paul LePage traveled to the school Monday morning to sign into law the bill that made the American lobster the official crustacean of […]
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Delegation wants Obama to fight EU ban on Maine lobster
PORTLAND — Maine’s congressional delegation is asking the Obama administration to resist efforts to ban the import of live Maine lobsters by European Union countries. The delegation said Monday in a letter that the discovery of a small number of American lobsters in Swedish waters hardly represents an “invasion.” Sweden contends the American lobsters could […]
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Maine wholesaler acquires rare four-clawed lobster
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland seafood wholesaler has acquired a lobster that will never see the dinner table despite having double the usual amount of claw meat. Ready Seafood Co. bought the lobster, which has four fully formed claws, from a Canadian dealer. The critter has three claws on one arm and one on the […]
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Lawmakers table lobster as official crustacean
AUGUSTA — Legislation that would take an iconic symbol of Maine’s coastal heritage and tourism economy and give it official status was put on hold by state lawmakers Thursday. Not to worry, lobster lovers. The bill to make the lobster the official state crustacean hasn’t hit a boiling point, but it is on the back […]
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More lobster being processed in Maine — which could lower the price
SACO — America’s lobster industry is sending less of its catch to Canada as processing grows in New England, and the growth could have widespread ramifications for consumers who are demanding more lobster products every year. U.S. lobstermen, clustered in the coastal New England states, have long sent a large amount of their catch to […]
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Maine gaining lobster in northern migration; ocean warming blamed
PORTLAND — The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never before seen in the cold waters off Maine and other northern reaches — a geographic shift that scientists attribute in large part to the warming of the ocean. The trend is driving lobstermen […]
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U.S. Senate OKs Lobster Day resolution pushed by King, Collins
PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King granting the lobster a national day of celebration. The resolution approved this week designates Sept. 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day. King and Collins say National Lobster Day will highlight the significant role that the crustacean […]