Maine's Lobster Harvest Drops, But Strong Prices Boost Overall Value

MAINE PUBLIC • March 6, 2020

By weight, Maine’s lobster harvest dropped by 17 percent from the previous year. That continued a recent downward trend that’s emerged since the record hauls of the mid-2010s. But the lobster fleet still brought in more than 100 million pounds, and prices at the dock last year were strong enough to pay lobstermen more than $485 million.