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Lobsters and the Recession
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, January 5, 2009.
A butterfly flaps its wings in Iceland, and a fisherman loses his job in Maine. Okay, so there aren’t so many butterflies in Iceland. But still, interglobal economic woes have the price of lobster plummeting here in New England.
Also, it’s not just Maine lobster that’s in trouble. The regional fishing industry in general has been looking bleak over the past several years. Over-fishing and government regulations aimed at correcting that problem have both had negative impacts on the business. This leaves many life-long fishermen trying to figure out what to do next. And it’s not just those out on the boats affected. We meet a fishmonger in Portland who’s struggling to stay in business. Producer Gretta Cohn produced this story at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Click here to listen. (Photo by man pikin)
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