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Lobster

Published
July 5, 2022

Press Herald/Boston Globe series on lobstering wins SPJ award

'The Lobster Trap' has won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for environment/climate reporting.
Published
July 1, 2022

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.
Published
May 29, 2022

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.
Published
March 24, 2022

$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.
Published
February 19, 2022

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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Published
January 17, 2022

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.
Published
December 16, 2021

7 takeaways from our ‘Lobster Trap’ series

Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe.
Published
December 13, 2021

PROTESTS AND PRAYERS

The suspense was finally over. Now the lobstermen of Vinalhaven had to face new federal rules that could threaten their livelihood. Despair came first, then decision time.
Published
December 13, 2021

One of Connecticut’s last lobstermen sticks with it, despite his near empty hauls

‘We’re victims of climate change,’ said Michael Grimshaw. ‘It hasn’t played out good for us.’
Published
December 11, 2021

THE LOBSTER TRAP

The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can’t, or won’t, imagine another.