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Guest Column: Marketing Campaign Boosts Maine Lobster

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Marianne Lacroix in Business & Economics

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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Conserving Heat can Improve Bottom Line

Posted on June 1, 2019May 14, 2019 by MLA Staff in Science

A Canadian lobster processing plant is hoping to reduce its oil bill and its carbon footprint, thanks to a device designed by students at the University of Prince Edward Island to recover some of the … Continue reading →

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Has seafood sustainability lost its way?

Posted on November 23, 2015December 2, 2015 by Ray Hilborn, Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in Community Voices

This editorial first appeared on October 22 on the Cfood-Science of Fisheries Sustainability web site (http://cfooduw.org/). Reprinted in Landings, November, 2015, with permission. Where is the science in seafood sustainability and certification? It is about … Continue reading →

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From the Dock: Sustainability and the Maine lobster industry

Posted on April 10, 2013April 2, 2013 by Mike Ames in Community Voices

First published in Landings, April, 2013. The recent effort by the Maine DMR to conduct community outreach meetings is extremely vital. It might be considered the primary leadership responsibility in conducting relations between the fisherman … Continue reading →

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Marine Stewardship Council discussed at lobster zone council meetings

Posted on October 23, 2012February 1, 2013 by Togue Brawn in Management

First published in the MLA Newsletter, October, 2012. As Maine’s lobster fishery moves closer to Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, MSC proponents are meeting with harvesters and dealers all along the coast to answer questions … Continue reading →

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Learning by doing at East Coast Seafood’s Lobster Academy

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Annie Tselikis in Community Voices

First published in the MLA Newsletter, July, 2012. Deer Island, New Brunswick is a seven mile unbridged island with a year-round population of 600 people. At the head of Passamaquaddy Bay, the island is surrounded … Continue reading →

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From the Dock: Marine Stewardship Council Certification update

Posted on July 24, 2012February 1, 2013 by Togue Brawn in Community Voices

First published in the MLA Newsletter, July, 2012. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which has designated the sustainability of over one hundred fisheries around the globe through its certification process, is considered by many to … Continue reading →

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Luke’s Lobster: Marketing success in the Big Apple

Posted on May 26, 2012February 1, 2013 by Sarah Paquette in People & Places

First published in the MLA Newsletter, May, 2012 In 2009 Luke’s Lobster opened its doors to the public in New York City’s East Village. “We started with ten folks on the team,” said owner and … Continue reading →

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Guest Column: Information, please!

Posted on April 17, 2012January 17, 2013 by Jen Levin, Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Miscellaneous

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 →

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The Eat Local Food Coalition supports Maine’s fishermen and seafood markets

Posted on January 17, 2012January 17, 2013 by Monique Coombs in Miscellaneous

First published in the MLA Newsletter, January, 2012. Founded in 2004, the Eat Local Foods Coalition (ELFC) is a non-profit network in Maine that seeks social change at a fundamental level: changing what we eat … Continue reading →

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