First Half of Maine’s Lobstering Season ‘Painfully Slow’ for Fishermen
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] BY PENELOPE OVERTON - October 4, 2017
Dock prices are also down amid reports of light catches, leaving the industry worried but hoping for a rebound in the next few months.
A cold spring, high bait prices and a stormy summer are adding up to a slow lobstering season in Maine.
Every fisherman and every lobstering port along Maine’s 3,500-mile coastline is different. But as of Oct. 1, the midpoint in the industry’s peak season, most Maine lobstermen and the dealers who buy from them agree the catch is down. They disagree on whether the industry will be able...
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