As we approach the end of 2020, a year most of us are glad to see go, it’s a good time to review the results of the Maine lobster marketing program.As background, the Maine Lobster … Continue reading
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More Maine lobster processing, more value
First published in Landings, April, 2013. If you want to process lobsters, you’d better have a permit. Actually, quite a few permits. To get started, you must purchase a wholesale seafood with lobster permit. Then … Continue reading
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Lobster processors take stock of 2013 season
First published in Landings, February, 2013. Last year, Maine lobstermen landed approximately 123 million pounds of lobster, stunning themselves, lobster dealers and seafood processors alike. In 2011, they landed 104 million pounds. While no one … Continue reading
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When it comes to shipping a lobster, what does quality mean?
First published in the MLA Newsletter, September, 2012. “Quality is job number one” goes the advertising campaign for the Ford Motor Company. Given the company’s resurrection since 2008, it could be said that it is … Continue reading
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Steaming Ahead: August 2012
First published in the MLA Newsletter, August, 2012. When local and national media spin headline after headline about Maine lobster selling for less than bologna, you know that things aren’t going well. The slow recovery … Continue reading
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Maine takes on Canadians in processing catch
Lobster is as connected to this state’s image as its rocky coastline and thick forests. But for years, fishermen and others here say, Canada has been engaged in a kind of identity theft – much … Continue reading
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Processors see growth in numbers, prepare for season
First published in the MLA Newsletter, May, 2011. So what does the upcoming season look like to Maine’s lobster processors? Given last year’s remarkable harvest, will 2011 keep up? “Well, it’s been a challenging start … Continue reading
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Fewer lobsters could mean more money, says Canadian report
First published in the MLA newsletter, January, 2011. A report commissioned by the newly formed Lobster Council of Canada and released in November concludes that Atlantic Canada lobstermen and processors should radically revise how they … Continue reading
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