SOME LOBSTERMEN GIVING UP FOR SEASON
Village Soup - In a year when good fishing has been all but offset by low prices, many Belfast lobstermen are calling it quits early. Fisherman Mike Dassatt said he caught about twice as many lobsters this year as in 2008 - he figured he caught as many lobsters in August as he did all last year - but he made only about $1,000 more over the course of the season. . .
A fisherman might gross between $4 and $8 for two one-pound lobsters. The same lobsters sold as a "twin lobster" dish at a waterside restaurant might cost $25. "That's a damned expensive dish of coleslaw and a roll," Dassatt said. . .
Seventy to 80 percent of Maine lobsters go to a half-dozen large processors in Canada. The reasoning goes that there are fewer buyers, making it easier for them to offer consistent prices. . .
A fisherman might gross between $4 and $8 for two one-pound lobsters. The same lobsters sold as a "twin lobster" dish at a waterside restaurant might cost $25. "That's a damned expensive dish of coleslaw and a roll," Dassatt said. . .
Seventy to 80 percent of Maine lobsters go to a half-dozen large processors in Canada. The reasoning goes that there are fewer buyers, making it easier for them to offer consistent prices. . .
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