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Diplomatic Flare-Up Between U.S. and Canadian Lobster Fishermen in the Far Reaches of Maine

Shades of 1812: A minor diplomatic impasse, a sideshow to the current trade wars, has erupted in the cold, clear waters off Machias Seal Island in the Bay of Fundy about ten miles off the northeastern tip of Maine. It involves American and Canadian fishing boats sharing a gray zone, or territory that has been disputed since the 18thcentury, and claims that the U.S. Border Patrol has stopped at least ten Canadian boats there in the past few weeks. For their part, the Americans are not happy that the Canadians then sent a 100-foot-long Canadian Coast Guard vessel to patrol…

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The Lobster Boom in Maine Is Slowing Down, Says State Report

Is the Maine lobster boom over? Or is it just cooling off a bit? The state’s Department of Marine Resources just released the numbers for the annual lobster catch in 2017, and it was the lowest in six years. The industry is still strong; Maine fishermen brought in more than 110.8 million pounds of lobster last year, a healthy number. But they caught more than 120 million pounds in each of the previous five years. And Maine lobstermen, who catch about 80 percent of all lobsters in the U.S., made slightly less money last year, when they were paid $3.91…