PORTLAND, Maine – Every year in Maine is the year of the lobster, but 2014 was especially good, according to catch data released Thursday.
Maine lobstermen set a record last year in posting a catch with a total value of $456.9 million, said state fishery regulators, who released the 2014 data. Maine's lobster fishermen also topped 120 million pounds of catch for the third straight year.
Lobstermen caught 123.7 million pounds of lobster last year, a slight drop from 2013's 127.8 million pound mark, state Department of Marine Resources officials said. But official said the price per pound of lobsters at the dock rose from $2.90 in 2013 to $3.69 last year, facilitating the record total value. The price of lobster to consumers also rose in some fish markets and restaurants as a result.
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