PORTLAND (AP) — Regulators in the state that dominates the U.S. lobster haul say the catch of the crustaceans fell to its lowest level since 2011 last year, but the industry remains strong. The Maine Department of Marine Resources says fishermen in the state caught a little more than 110.8 million pounds (50.3 million kilograms) […]
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New, revised lobster emoji comes with correct number of legs
Score one for advocates of anatomically correct emojis. Responding to outrage from lobster leg aficionados and the Accuracy in Emojis movement (OK, not really), the organization that decides which digital images can dress up the world’s emails, texts and tweets has literally given its new lobster emoji two more legs to stand on. Soon after […]
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The new lobster emoji doesn’t appear to have enough legs to stand on
The sample lobster emoji unveiled Wednesday by the governing body of cute little social media icons is, shall we say, deformed. And some people are noticing. The fact that it’s missing two legs has been pointed out by more than one lobster fan. It also appears to have an extra crusher claw, not to mention […]
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Look for a lobster emoji to surface this year
The panel that decides such things has officially unveiled a new digital image of a little red lobster in response to a Maine-based petition drive. Maine’s signature sea creature will soon be one of the “emoji” pictograms available for electronic messaging. The Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit governing body responsible for determining which emojis get added […]
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Tea & Lobster hope to bring more movies to Lewiston-Auburn
AUBURN — Ravi “Tea” Jackson is a United Kingdom native with a background in law and finance. Ben “Lobster” Santos is an Auburn native with a background in tech and web development, and together as Tea & Lobster Productions, they’re hoping to bring more movies to this L-A. “If you drive 30 minutes one way, […]
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Lobster is a Maine icon; Angus King wants it to be an emoji too
U.S. Sen. Angus King made a formal request on behalf of Mainers, fishermen and foodies this week. Please, Unicode Consortium, create a lobster emoji. “Because no existing emoji accurately capture the species, it would complete a set of emoji representing crustaceans commonly consumed as food items, and it would respond to significant public demand,” King […]
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Street Talk: Spitting lobster into my napkin
My shame is great. All I wanted to do was turn my attention to the ear of corn on my plate. Butter it, salt it, chew it up from one end to another like a dog biting at fleas. Is that so wrong? I mulled the chunk of pinkish flesh floating in its little bowl […]
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Lobster season slow; prices holding steady for seafood fans
PORTLAND (AP) — New England’s summer lobster season is off to a slow start, but consumers are paying a little bit less for the critters than they were a year ago. The annual summer boom in lobster catch has yet to arrive, lobster fishermen and distributors said. Lobster catch typically picks up in the warm […]
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Maine’s climate already changing, with more to come
Though people tend to talk most about climate change during a heat wave or in the wake of a terrible storm, the reality is that it’s a slow, subtle shift that’s scarcely noticeable except over the long haul. But scientists say that Maine is very much feeling its impact. From a rise in the number […]
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Canada-European Union pact worries U.S. lobster industry
PORTLAND — Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada’s approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or CETA, cleared its final hurdle […]