First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 I just recently took a week long Cruise out of Tampa on Carnival Legend and one evening they had Maine Lobster on the menu and my boyfriend, … Continue reading
DMR sets future lobster research priorities
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), in collaboration with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Maine Sea Grant, conducted a series of meetings in November … Continue reading
WCSH 207: Maine Lobstermen work to protect whales
MLA’s executive director, Patrice McCarron and President David Cousens were on WCSH 207 to talk about the MLA’s role in whale rules. See what they had to say below! First posted on www.WCSH6.com, April 20, … Continue reading
So you want to know: What does the warm winter mean for lobsters?
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 This has been a year of strange weather. We’ve had a mild winter with little snow, and now a summer-like start to spring. By the middle of … Continue reading
From the Dock: Concerns about use of Maine’s name
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 I just wanted to voice a concern about an advertisement of Maine lobster. I again just saw the Red Lobster commercial depicting them as selling Maine lobster. … Continue reading
Guest Column: Information, please!
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012. Another Maine Fishermen’s Forum has come and gone. I always look forward to walking through the Samoset’s doors each year. My fondest memories there are the conversations … Continue reading
In the News: April 2012
Whiting gourmet food businessman wins SBA award Michael Cote, president and CEO of Look’s Gourmet Food Co. in Whiting, was named Small Businessman of the Year by the Small Business Administration in March. Cote bought … Continue reading
Maine Lobstermen’s Association Board of Directors: Craig Stewart, Long Island & Jim Dow, Bass Harbor
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 “It’s good to know what people have on their mind – both the fishermen along the coast and the government,” said Craig Stewart, a MLA Director. He … Continue reading
New Recruit: an old salt and some new blood
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 On a crisp March morning, Arnie Gamage Jr., 59, and his sons, Adam, 36, and Chad, 32, are finishing building traps in Arnie’s workshop near Seal Cove, … Continue reading
New packaging, products introduced at Boston Seafood Show
First published in the MLA Newsletter, April, 2012 The International Boston Seafood Show is an event at which people from around the world come together to buy and sell seafood and all the products that … Continue reading