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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
A year after record-breaking catch, value of Maine lobster landings are lowest in a decade
The volume of the 2022 harvest was about the same as the 2020 catch, but the dollar value was only half the total of last year's.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Rumford’s Essential Store opens for business
The Congress Street store offers a wide variety of merchandise and food.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Gendron’s Seafood becomes Cantrell’s Seafood
Also: Is Starbucks going in Target?; Rumford's Essential Store open for business; Marcel's Barber shop closes after 59 years.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Seafood group ‘red lists’ lobster over risk to right whales
The designation by Seafood Watch urging consumers to avoid Maine's prized marine species provokes strong pushback from industry advocates and Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
New research raises concerns about PFAS chemicals in Maine fish
Maine is considering stricter standards that could trigger consumption advisories for PFAS in some of the state's freshwater fish, while scientists continue to gather data on potential health impacts of the chemicals in shellfish.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Gov. Mills asks Portland jetport to remove signs asking travelers not to eat fish
The signs, which say, 'Save the whales: Don't eat fish,' were paid for by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Maine seafood industry expects indirect hit from Russian invasion
Direct U.S. seafood imports were already banned from Russian markets, but the invasion of Ukraine could make the industry's ongoing economic problems worse.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Gov. Mills announces $10 million in funding for Maine seafood dealers and processors
The new seafood infrastructure program will provide grants to upgrade buildings, utilities and equipment, and invest in new technology.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
No crabs, no scallops: Seafood is vanishing from U.S. restaurants
A pound of halibut that cost up to $16 pre-pandemic is now $28. Blue crab has gone from $18 to $44 a pound.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
Restaurants shell out more for clams, and some are taking them off the menu
Despite its name, Flo's Clam Shack in Rhode Island, which gets most of its clams from Maine, isn't serving them until the price comes down.
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