Maine Gov. Mills: 2021 Maine Lobster Harvest the Most Valuable in the History of the Fishery
February 15, 2022
February 15, 2022
AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
According to recently updated data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, 2021 was the most valuable year in the history of Maine's lobster fishery. At $724,949,426, the landed value for the iconic fishery jumped by 75 percent over 2020, by far the single largest increase in value, year over year.
Of note, the increase in value from 2020 to 2021, $312,464,172, was more . . .
According to recently updated data from the Maine Department of Marine Resources, 2021 was the most valuable year in the history of Maine's lobster fishery. At $724,949,426, the landed value for the iconic fishery jumped by 75 percent over 2020, by far the single largest increase in value, year over year.
Of note, the increase in value from 2020 to 2021, $312,464,172, was more . . .