Businesses and environmentalists say Maine should endorse President Obama’s climate-change plan to help protect the state’s most important fishery. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story PORTLAND — Drastically reducing carbon emissions would likely slow the negative effects of climate change on the Gulf of Maine lobster industry, leaders of the Maine Read More
Keep Maine Lobsters Cool
Campaign: Pollution Threatens Maine Lobsters
by Don Carrigan WCSH-6 TV news story PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Leaders of Maine’s lobster industry joined restaurant owners and scientists on Monday to warn that global climate change poses a threat to Maine’s lobster population. They say climate change is causing the water of the Gulf of Maine to become warmer, and that Read More
Groups Aim to Garner Support for Climate Change Initiatives Through Lobster
by Craig Lyons Portland Daily Sun news story A new soldier has been enlisted to fight climate change: the Maine lobster. An informational campaign that launched Tuesday is using Maine’s favorite crustaceans as the poster child to show the impact of excessive carbon emissions on the world’s oceans. The “Help Maine Lobsters Stay Cool” campaign Read More
Climate Change Impacts Maine Lobster Population
by Marnie MacLean NECN news story (NECN: Marnie MacLean, Portland, Maine) – A Maine environmental group is warning that climate change may be causing problems for the state’s lobster business. In 2012, lobstermen caught nearly $340 million dollars worth of lobster, and the industry contributed $1 billion in economic activity to the state. Lobster is Read More
Scientists: Maine Lobster Industry Threatened by Climate Change
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story It’s that time of year when native Mainers and summer tourists alike don plastic bibs and get crackin’s on succulent Maine lobsters. Last year lobstermen landed about $340 million worth of these coveted crustaceans, generating $1 billion worth of economic activity to the state’s economy. But there’s a largely Read More
