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Matinicus lobstermen launch eco-friendly company
Jarod Bray wants customers to buy his lobsters and save the world. Bray, age 25, and his father, Joe, fish the waters surrounding Matinicus. They launched Eco Lobster Catch in November. “It seems like our whole county is going green. I wanted to push the envelope,” said Bray. He said Eco Lobster Catch makes lobstering
Lobster certification still in review process
Vinalhaven and Spruce Head lobstermen benefit from working waterfront program
All Maine lobstermen are facing big challenges: new rope requirements intended to reduce risk to North Atlantic Right Whales put a financial strain on lobstermen at the same time that lobster prices plummeted; herring quota cuts threaten to cause bait shortages and cost increases; and development and rising land values are squeezing out traditional working