The Portland Press Herald spoke to Rick Wahle, research associate professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, about Maine’s early lobster season. Wahle explained that in 2012, the season for soft-shell lobsters started four to five weeks early when there weren’t enough buyers, which brought the price down. Wahler warned lobstermen that if prices stay in decline they will have only two options: to stop fishing or fish harder.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 at 9:39 am and is filed under Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, UMaine in the News.