US lobster industry grapples climate change, whale protection regulations as catches drop
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The lobster fishing industry in America, primarily based in Maine, has faced challenges leading to a decline in catch. Factors include changing ocean conditions.
Maine fishermen's catch in 2023 fell more than 5% from the year that preceded it, and the total of 93.7 million pounds of lobsters caught was the lowest figure since 2009, according to data released Friday by the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The figure tracks with the up-and-down year lobster fishermen experienced, said Dave Cousens a fishermen based out of Criehaven island and a former president of the Maine Lobstermen's Association.
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