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Canadian lobster, crab harvesters form coop to acquire bankrupt processor
No less than 52 lobster and crab harvesters have expressed interest in joining the Cooperative of Fishermen of the Madeleine Islands as part of a plan to buy LA Renaissance Continue reading
Dock price jump helps reduce talk of ‘hauling up’ in first weeks of Canada’s largest lobster season
Most everything about the first few weeks of the new season in Canada's largest lobster fishing zone has been a downer, including the rate of catches and brutal sea conditions Continue reading
Canada’s biggest lobster fishery opens season, but just barely
Several posters on the Coldwater Lobster Association's Facebook page criticized port reps for not delaying the season another day Continue reading
Maine lobster harvester group staffs up for whale, wind fights
Maine lobster harvesters might be enjoying record high prices but new trap rope rules are coming that, they fear, could shut down the fishery Continue reading
Between big seasons, North American lobster in short supply, expensive
Canada's biggest lobster fisheries, LFAs 33 and 34, ended their seasons on May 31 and Maine lobsters are reportedly in the midst of shedding, so not easy to catch Continue reading
Australian rock lobster exporters turn to domestic, Southeast Asian markets
Exporters are looking to Southeast Asia to plug the gap left by the collapse of the Chinese market following escalating political tensions
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Newfoundland harvesters union predicts high lobster prices as multiple areas open
Based on a formula applied to Urner Barry figures, the Fish Food & Allied Workers has predicted a high dock price of CAD 9.96 per pound Continue reading
Struggling Australian lobster harvesters allowed to carry over quota
Rock lobster harvesters have been struggling in the wake of trade challenges and the COVID pandemic Continue reading
Florida spiny lobster season started shaky but finished better
Prices crashed from $15.50 per pound to between $5.00 and $5.50/lb before rebounding to $10.00 to $10.50/lb Continue reading
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