Summer Lobster Prices Worry Maine Fishermen

YORK, Maine — Lobstermen are worried that last summer's low prices could return this year.

The Portsmouth Herald says lobstermen have been telling Maine Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher at recent meetings that something needs to be done should prices dive again. They're not sure what the answer is, but they oppose limiting lobstering to three days a week.

More than 50 lobstermen filled the meeting room of York Public Library on Thursday. Some of them expressed frustration over the price difference last summer between what they were receiving for lobster and what tourists were paying in restaurants.

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