Rivalries hurt lobster industry
Rivalry among lobstermen is one of the major problems facing the future health of the industry, according to a consulting group tapped by Gov. John Baldacci's task force on the lobster industry.
In its recommendations submitted recently to the Task Force on the Economic Sustainability of Maine's Lobster Industry, The Moseley Group said lobstermen must support cooperation over competition in order to serve their markets, the Portland Press Herald reported. The Moseley Group also recommends an immediate $2 million marketing campaign to stabilize prices this summer and fall, followed by at least $7 million a year in future marketing campaigns. Such marketing efforts would result in as much as $20 million in additional revenue for the state's lobstermen, the paper said. The funding would come from a combination of industry fees and federal grants, the Press Herald reported.
The task force is slated to deliver its final report to the governor in early July.
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