Lobster Institute

Lobsters in the News March 8 – 22

March 22

• ASMFC American Lobster Draft Addendum XXX for Public Comment, Maine Department of Marine Resources

March 21

• In wake of January storms, Maine’s fish wharves and working waterfronts are starting to rebuild, by Laurie Schreiber, Mainebiz
• 125 lobster fishermen gather in Corner Brook in solidarity with St. John’s protesters, CBC News
• Lobsters to monitor impact of offshore mussel farming, The Fish Site

March 20

• Value of P.E.I.’s lobster exports falls for 2nd straight year, by Kevin Yarr · CBC News
• Cray industry fears seismic testing could hit Australia’s lucrative Western Rock Lobster fishery, By Lucinda Jose and Joanna Prendergast, ABC Midwest
• Maine receives Disaster Declaration for January storms, by Joe Lawlor, Portland Press Herald

   

March 19

• Andie Lovejoy: Go-getter buoyed by lifelong love of business, by Marcus Wolf, UMaine
• Maine 2023 Commercial Fisheries Value Increases by More than $25 Million, Perishable News

March 18

• Colored lobster research underway at UNE, by Carli Stewart, National Fisherman
• Cousins Maine Lobster Celebrates Houston Expansion, Grand Opening of Second Truck, The Daily News Galveston

March 17

• Federal government chooses final area in Gulf of Maine for offshore wind development by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public
• Lobster exports in the first two months of the year increased by more than 18 times (Vietnam) by Agribank
• Lack of lobsters impacting industry, by Robert Tomkavage, The Times Tribune

March 15

• Luke’s Lobster gears up for an expanded third year of its Lift All Boats program, by Bhvana Scalia-Bruce, Seafood Source
• Rock lobster counting continues a 55-year project that reliably predicts its $240 million per year future, By Joanna Prendergast, ABC Rural
• Industry insiders upbeat about seafood trade between U.S., China despite multiple uncertainties, Economic Watch

March 14

• Mass. Lobstmen Win Case Fighting Feds’ Fishing Closure, By Brian Dowling, Law 360
• NH Coastal Lobster Trap Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday, April 13, New Hampshire Fish and Game

March 13

• Luke’s Lobster named official lobster roll of the Boston Red Sox, News Center 6
• Perry’s Lobster Shack recovering after recent windstorm, By Sierra Whaley, WABI 5
• Alex Michaud Receives Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year Award, Maine Department of Natural Resources

March 11

• Good Progress On Chinese Wine, Lobster Trade Barriers, Says Minister, by Reuters

March 10

• The Grandys of Garnish: A history of shipbuilding and lobster fishing in a tiny N.L. town, by Allan Stoodley · CBC News

March 8

• $18 a pound? Why lobster prices in N.S. are hitting near record levels, By Mitchell Bailey  Global News
• Nova Scotia’s lobster fishery and the impact of bad weather, CBC News