The designation by Seafood Watch urging consumers to avoid Maine’s prized marine species provokes strong pushback from industry advocates and Gov. Janet Mills.
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Portland lobsterman catches rare blue lobster
The bright blue lobster caught off Peaks Island will take up residence in a tank at Becky’s Diner.
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PETA offers city new statue to replace lobsterman
The animal rights group is suggesting instead a statue of a very large lobster crushing a lobster trap in one of its claws.
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Federal court rules that regulators haven’t done enough to protect right whales
The ruling says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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Press Herald/Boston Globe series on lobstering wins SPJ award
‘The Lobster Trap’ has won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for environment/climate reporting.
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Maine lobster industry could receive nearly $14 million in federal aid
The funding would help the industry comply with new rules intended to save the critically endangered right whale.
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No shell, big shock: Maine lobster rolls fetch record prices this season
Lobster lovers can expect to pay in excess of $40 for a single roll at some of the state’s most popular summer eateries. The average price is closer to $30.
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$30 million fund to help lobstermen meet new rules gets strong support in Maine House
An initial 116-18 vote shows bipartisan support for aid to the industry in complying with new federal requirements meant to protect right whales.
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Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
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Pandemic hasn’t slowed China’s demand for U.S. lobster
American exporters sent more than 13.2 million pounds of lobster to China during the first 11 months of 2021, up about 6 percent from the same period of 2020.