ROCKLAND — Knox County’s top prosecutor said he will not pursue animal cruelty charges in connection with the processing of lobsters at Linda Bean’s plant in Rockland. District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau issued a statement Monday afternoon in response to a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA asked that Bean be […]
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Finalists named in Maine lobster chef competition
PORTLAND (AP) — Four chefs have been named finalists in this year’s Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. The Convention and Visitors Bureau in Portland said chef Jon Gaboric from Natalie’s in Camden, Shanna O’Hea from the Kennebunk Inn, Brandon Blethen from Robert’s Maine Grill in Kittery and Chris Long from Natalie’s in Camden […]
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Law enforcement officials to review cruelty complaint against lobster processor
ROCKLAND — Local law enforcement leaders say they will review a complaint filed by an animal rights group which wants criminal charges to be filed against Linda Bean’s Maine Lobster company over its processing of the seafood. District Attorney Geoffrey Rushlau and Rockland police Chief Bruce Boucher both said Thursday they had received the complaint […]
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PETA says Rockland processor mutilates lobsters
PORTLAND — The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals on Tuesday unveiled a hidden-camera video the organization said shows the inhumane mutilation of live lobsters and crabs at a Rockland processing facility. Maine lobster industry leaders responded sharply to the allegations of mistreatment. Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, said the PETA […]
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Lola the six-clawed lobster finds new home at Maine State Aquarium
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Even a “normal” lobster is considered by many to be on the freaky side of nature, but the Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor has one that even lobster experts have never seen. Lola the six-clawed lobster arrived at the aquarium on Thursday after being caught off Hyannis, Mass., on the F/V […]
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Maine to boost lobster promotion budget
PORTLAND — California has its raisins, Florida its oranges and Vermont has maple syrup. Now, Maine’s lobster industry is trying to market its brand more broadly and increase sales of what’s already the state’s best-known seafood. A state law taking effect in October will raise the annual marketing budget for lobsters to more than $2.2 […]
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Half-red lobster discovered in Maine described as 1-in-50 million rarity
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 […]