YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — The number of baby lobsters settling off the rocky coast of Maine continues to steadily decline — possibly foreshadowing an end to the recent record catches that have boosted New England’s lobster fishery, scientists say. A University of Maine survey of 11 Gulf of Maine locations indicates that young lobsters have […]
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Cape Cod gear recovery takes 10 tons from sea
PORTLAND (AP) — The Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass., says it has removed approximately ten tons of fishing gear and other debris from the ocean floor during its second “Outer Cape Derelict Gear Assessment and Retrieval Program.” Four commercial lobstering vessels from Provincetown took part in the March campaign. A spokeswoman for the […]
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Caro drums home true meaning of Lobster Bowl
LEWISTON — The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl kicked off its 25th year with its annual team meeting on Sunday, so Tim Luttrell really wanted to make a big impression on the dozens of players and cheerleaders participating in this year’s game. Luttrell, a member of the Springfield Shriners Hospital for Children Board of Governors and […]
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State worries what will happen if all lobster license holders used them
ROCKPORT — Lobster fishing, the most lucrative commercial fishery in Maine with last year’s catch valued at $364.5 million, has a secret. That is that nearly a third of the 6,000 people who hold Maine lobster licences are not actively fishing and catch almost nothing. Almost half of the license holders land less than 14 […]
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Mount Desert Island lobster pier sold to Connecticut financier
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A local lobster pier that for decades has been home to a family-owned lobster retail and wholesale business has been sold. The new owner of Beal’s Lobster Pier is Russel Bernard, managing principal of a real estate private equity firm in Westport, Conn. The pier is located at the end of Clark […]
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Maine lobster fishermen wanted for proposed reality TV show
Calling all lobstermen who want to star in a reality TV show! A New York-based multimedia firm headed by “Today” show weather anchor Al Roker is seeking to develop a new reality or documentary TV show that would showcase lobster fishermen in Maine. “We’re seeking tough, active lobstermen: you could be a family who’s been […]
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Lobster processor to expand operations in Gouldsboro
GOULDSBORO — Maine Fair Trade Lobster, the lobster processor that last year took over operations at the former Stinson Seafood and Live Lobster plant in the local village of Prospect Harbor, is shutting down the facility temporarily in order to add more capacity at the site, according to company officials. In a prepared statement released […]
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Democrats want bond package to support small businesses; GOP wary of additional state borrowing
AUGUSTA — Legislative Democrats will seek support for a slate of bond proposals they say will create jobs by supporting Maine businesses, but Republicans in the state House and Senate are tepid on the idea of additional state borrowing. House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, said any bonds supported by Democrats in the second session, […]
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FBI investigates threats against Linda Bean lobster facilities
ROCKLAND — The FBI and local police are investigating threats against Linda Bean’s lobster business. Details of the threats are not being released. Rockland Police Chief Bruce Boucher said Saturday that there was follow-up investigative work done this week. He referred specific questions about the investigation to the FBI. The threats were made in September […]
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Lobster lifts Maine to 3rd for seafood catch
PORTLAND— A new report shows that Maine’s seafood harvest last year was the third most valuable among the states, thanks to lobster. An annual report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that Alaska’s seafood harvest was the nation’s tops by far in terms of value, followed by Massachusetts and Maine. Maine’s […]