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 […]
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Lobster Bowl a game for all seasons
Players from around the state are trying to withstand the wilting summer heat at Hebron Academy this week getting ready for Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic (4 p.m., Biddeford’s Waterhouse Field). But for the coaching staffs of the East, this year led by Edward Little coach Dave Sterling, and the West, led by South […]
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Lobster harvesters explain their problems
ROCKLAND — Low prices, lack of processing facilities, and the risk of losing the family tradition of lobstering were among the topics discussed at length Tuesday afternoon as harvesters met with the state’s marine resources commissioner. “Let fishing families be fishing families,” said longtime lobsterman Richard Alley of Addison. He said the state should allow […]
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Green crab researchers worry about fate of lobster industry
FREEPORT — Clammer Clint Goodenow motored his skiff up to a small, white buoy in the Harraseeket River Monday afternoon and began pulling up yards of rope from the bay floor below. After reaching the end of the rope, he leaned over the side of the boat and plunged his hands into the water, grabbing […]
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Climate change planning, prevention needed to protect Maine fisheries, say officials
Commercial fishermen in Maine will remember 2012 as a year when normal fishing routines did not apply. For elver fishermen in Maine, 2012 provided a substantial boost to their income as the demand and supply of the juvenile eels soared to historical highs. For lobstermen, it was more of a mixed bag as they cumulatively […]