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Shadow markets mask the size of China’s demand for lobster

Indirect and back-door routes bring much more Maine lobster to China than previously thought, according to a University of Maine study.

The two-year effort to convince chefs to feature new-shell lobster is paying dividends, but also dividing some lobstermen.

by Karen Heller June 28, 2017June 27, 2017

Steeper costs squeeze purveyors of the crustacean on a bun, who hustle to keep customers from Maine to D.C. satisfied.

A trimaran design is key to lowering the carbon footprint.

Regulators voted Thursday to allow limited fishing near sensitive Down East coral gardens.

Scientists call it ‘the great disconnect’ – the landings hit new highs even as the number of juveniles they find declines.

The Richmond-based company hopes to open the facility by May 2018 and employ as many as 80 people.

Addressing a global conference on lobster biology, Maine’s independent senator says proposed cuts in federal science funding are ‘unacceptable.’

The levels are some of the lowest since the late 1990s or early 2000s.

The well-being of Maine’s most important crustacean and the industry it supports will be center stage.