California lobster fishermen ride high-price wave from China

Santa Barbara, California, the United States — On a recent winter’s evening in Santa Barbara Harbor, seafood distributors Gabriel Sosa and Tony Escalante lifted large containers crawling with California spiny lobsters off of the boats of local fishermen and onto a wharf to be weighed before placing them into large, water-filled containers in the back […]
China customs checks delay Australia lobster exports: Trade group #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

Trade tensions between China and Australia have risen since Canberra called for probe into origins of coronavirus. Australia says Chinese customs officers are delaying imports of some premium shellfish products, in a sign its rock lobster industry could be the latest casualty of growing tensions between Canberra and Beijing. Some Australian lobster shipments have experienced […]
Indigenous leader demands protection after lobster pound blaze #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow

Indigenous fishers in Canada are asserting their right to fish for a ‘moderate livelihood’ outside the regulated fishing season. An Indigenous community leader in eastern Canada is renewing his call for concrete action from the federal government after a lobster pound in the province of Nova Scotia was destroyed overnight Saturday. In a statement shared […]