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PublishedJune 22, 2016
EU asks Sweden to justify claim that North American lobster is invasive
A scientific forum calls for a response after the U.S. and Canada object to claims their species is an invasive threat in Europe.
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PublishedJune 22, 2016
Mercury findings prompt state to widen lobster fishing ban in Penobscot River estuary
Initially closed in 2014, the area where a sampling of lobsters had elevated mercury levels has now almost doubled in size.
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PublishedJune 20, 2016
Summer price drop for live lobsters may come early this year
Warm ocean temperatures have scientists predicting the season will begin two to three weeks early.
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PublishedJune 9, 2016
LePage asks EU commissioner of the environment to oppose Sweden’s lobster ban
In a letter dated Wednesday, the governor says the proposed ban on American lobster is not based on sound science.
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PublishedMay 25, 2016
In Maine’s last open lobster zone, a feud over limiting newcomers
The only region where someone can get a license without waiting a decade is so divided that fishery officials can't even muster a vote on making a change.
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PublishedMay 16, 2016
Tiny Maine town staking its future on China’s appetite for lobster
Little Cranberry, an island of 70 inhabitants, and China, a nation of 1.4 billion people, increasingly find themselves connected by the shifting currents of the world economy.
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PublishedMay 8, 2016
Maine lobster suppliers strategize to foil EU ban
Dealers and suppliers meet in Brussels for a seafood expo and to talk with their Canadian and New England peers about Sweden's attempt to ban live lobster imports.
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PublishedMay 3, 2016
Regulators to study Maine’s lobsters with goal of protecting them
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission wants to protect the kind of collapse that has happened in southern New England.
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PublishedMay 2, 2016
New rules aim to save southern New England lobster fishery
New regulations will be phased in by June 2019.
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PublishedApril 18, 2016
Lobster veterinarian says gentler treatment of catch translates to bigger paycheck
As many as 10 percent of lobsters die on their way to market, many because of rough handling, Jean Lavallee is telling fishermen in Maine this week.
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