Tariffs and Labor Shortages Threaten to Crack Maryland’s Crab Industry
The few remaining crab processors across Maryland are facing sweeping tariffs and labor shortages in an already struggling seafood industry.
Lindy’s Seafood owner Aubrey Vincent is watching anxiously as the cost of paper rises.
It’s one of the many raw materials she has imported to process and package her crabs for decades. But sweeping tariffs threatened to drive up the cost of critical supplies for her just weeks into the crabbing season.
“I’m not sure where we’ll be in a few months,” Vincent said.
Maryland’s crab processors have become their...
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