Lobsters harvested from the Gulf of Maine sit in a crate at a shipping facility, Nov. 18, 2020, in Arundel, Maine.
Maine lobster has exploded in value in recent years in part due to growing international demand from countries such as China. The industry brought about 98 million pounds of lobster to the docks worth about $389 million in 2022, Maine regulators said Friday. That was more than 11% less than the previous year, in which they harvested more than 110 million pounds of lobster worth more than $740 million.
The industry has experienced growth in recent years, as fishermen have caught more than 96 million pounds of lobster per year for 13 years in a row after never previously reaching that mark. But it is also wrangling with threats such asto protect rare North Atlantic right whales, which are vulnerable to entanglement in gear.
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