Street Cred for Maine Lobsters

Accept No Imitations...Support Sustainable Fisheries.

Let me tell you...I've been out there with these fishermen and they work hard for every lobster they trap. They fish in every kind of condition that you can imagine, and in some conditions that landlubbers like you and I could never imagine. They end up with more "shorts" - lobsters that are tossed back - than they do with "keepers". Fuel is outrageously expensive. - (Thanks George & Dick!) - Bait ain't cheap. Lobstermen & their families are self-supporting, independent Americans. So those buggers are worth every penny.
For the most part, the Maine Lobstering industry is self-regulated. Maine lobstermen promulgate and adhere to practices that protect the lobster population - especially the breeding stock. Sadly enough, this cannot be said of lobstering practices outside the Gulf of Maine. Ask your fishmonger or grocery store where the lobsters you intend to buy are from...if they're not Maine lobsters, I strongly suggest you ...EAT STEAK!
LK

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