PORTLAND — The lobstermen of Owls Head have seen some strangely colored crustaceans in recent years, but one pulled out of the ocean earlier this month was still a first. “We’ve caught a couple of calico ones, with orange and black spots, and we’ve seen some blue ones,” said Anna Mason of Ship to Shore […]
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LePage extols the virtues of Maine lobster with care packages to other governors
AUGUSTA — In an effort to promote Maine’s lobster industry, Gov. Paul LePage is shipping packages of lobster meat to the 49 other U.S. governors. “What better time than summer to share the iconic Maine lobster?” LePage said in a prepared statement. “I want my friends and colleagues across the country to experience the flavor of […]
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Lobster shell disease inching into Gulf of Maine
ELLSWORTH — It is not like southern New England, where as much as a third of lobsters have been affected in recent years, but fishermen and scientists say there are signs that lobster shell disease is increasing in the Gulf of Maine. Water temperatures in the gulf historically have been colder than the coastal waters […]
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Lobster shell disease creeping northward to Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases unmarketable appears to be creeping northward to the lobster-rich grounds off the coast of Maine. The number of lobsters suffering from shell disease remains tiny in Maine — only three […]
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LePage wants Maine to process own lobster, blames Legislature for stumbling blocks
ROCKLAND— Gov. Paul LePage said he would like to see enough factories built in Maine so that all Maine lobsters that are to be processed can be handled within the state. LePage addressed the status of the lobster industry Thursday morning during a speech and short question-and-answer period in the food tent at the Maine […]
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Cross-border lobster workshop to focus on science
ORONO (AP) — Scientists, fishermen, processors, regulators and others connected to the lobster industry in Maine and Canada are gathering for a two-day workshop to share the latest scientific information about the region’s signature seafood. Close to 100 people are expected at the third annual Science Workshop on Sustainable Growth of the Atlantic Lobster, which […]
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Lobster Bowl notes: Mt. Blue’s Whitney, Poland’s Sturtevant recognized
BIDDEFORD — The East made no secret of the fact that its mission, besides winning, for the 24th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, was to get Mt. Blue quarterback Jordan Whitney the recognition they and many others felt has been long overdue. It wasn’t perfect, but the East accomplished that mission with a 25-13 […]
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Lobster Bowl: East goes to air to storm past West, 25-13
BIDDEFORD — Above Waterhouse Field, the storm clouds Lobster Bowl organizers fretted over all week never arrived. On Waterhouse Field, it took one play for Jordan Whitney and the East to start raining down passes on the West. Big plays by the Mt. Blue quarterback and a talented receiving corps led by Cony’s Chandler Shostak, […]
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Sterling effort brought father and son to Lobster Bowl
HEBRON — The dad in Dave Sterling was like most other fathers playing football in his back yard with his young son. He was hoping he had a future quarterback or wide receiver to groom. The football coach in Sterling quickly discovered that young Alex’s destiny was less glamorous, but just as rewarding. “I could […]
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Lobster Bowl: Poland’s Sturtevant always comes prepared
HEBRON — Tyler Sturtevant thought he had put his high school football career behind him. In fact, the all-conference linebacker and standout fullback at Poland was so certain he had represented the Knights for the last time that he shipped his helmet off to Castleton State College in Vermont, where he plans to play football […]