Lobster plant supporters hopeful for state funding
Proponents of a new lobster processing plant in Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, will be meeting with the economic development minister Graham Steele at the end of this month
Canadian lobster fishery gains MSC certification
The Iles-de-la-Madeleine lobster trap fishery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been certified as sustainable
Maine lobster processing on the rise
Industry is rapidly growing thanks to a a glut of the state's signature seafood and an increase in the activity of entrepreneurs
Foreign service workers’ strike impacts Maritime lobster industry
An ongoing strike by 1,300 federal foreign service workers is said to be impacting the Canadian Maritime lobster industry
Pollution threatening Maine lobsters say campaigners
Group representing Maine's lobster, tourism, conservation and environmental interests is launching a campaign to raise public awareness about climate change
East Coast CEO: Lobster prices sink even lower
Canada’s spring lobster season prices were even lower than last year’s rock bottom prices, causing concern to mount as the Maine lobster season begins
Maine lobster marketing boost gets approval
Bill passed early last week and signed into law on June 20, will boost promotion funding to more than $2 million
Panel looks into struggling PEI lobster prices
The spring lobster season has been described as probably the worst combined overall in recent years
Chemicals ban welcomed by lobstermen
Restrictions on methoprene and resmethrin will help lobster population which has heavily reduced since 1998
Maine lobster firm gearing up for new line
Maine Fair Trade Lobster, the latest owner of the former Stinson Seafood plant, hires 90 people and gears up new lobster processing line