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The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

"My wife and I stumbled on this place while cruising coastal Maine in 2019 and we got the biggest and tastiest lobster rolls I've ever eaten," said Karen's Hideaway patron JS O'Connor. JS O'Connor hide caption

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The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

Maine Public News

A lot of Americans learned to shuck oysters and cook fish at home during the pandemic. Now that restaurants are getting back to normal, there's a supply crunch.

The Year We Learned To Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

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Maine Asks Restaurant To Stop Giving Lobsters Cannabis Before Boiling Them

Charlotte Gill, owner of Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound in Maine, says she believes that cannabis can calm crustaceans before they are tossed into boiling water. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Maine Asks Restaurant To Stop Giving Lobsters Cannabis Before Boiling Them

Maine Public News

The owner of the eatery says she's giving compassionate cannabis to the crustaceans so that they don't feel pain. But the state isn't sure the practice is in line with health regulations.

More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who, like Sadie Samuels, are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way. Murray Carpenter for NPR hide caption

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More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

Lobstering has traditionally been considered a man's job. But Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way.

More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering

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Think Man-Sized Swimming Centipede — And Be Glad It's A Fossil

Reconstruction of the giant filter feeder, scooping up a plankton cloud. Aegirocassis benmoulae was one of the biggest arthropods that ever lived. Family members include today's insects, spiders and lobsters. Marianne Collins/ArtofFact hide caption

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Think Man-Sized Swimming Centipede — And Be Glad It's A Fossil

This sea monster swam Earth's seas about 480 million years ago and was the biggest creature of its day, scientists say.

Think Man-Sized Swimming Centipede — And Be Glad It's A Fossil

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In Canada, Maine Lobstermen Get Both A Rival And A Tutor

Sternman Scott Beede returns an undersized lobster while checking traps in Mount Desert, Maine. Robert F Bukaty/AP hide caption

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In Canada, Maine Lobstermen Get Both A Rival And A Tutor

Maine Public News

Lobsters are Maine's signature industry, but it's Canada who seems to be doing the better job of marketing its crustaceans. And as Maine lobstermen face record-low prices, the state is hoping to take a few lessons from the success of its northern neighbor.

In Canada, Maine Lobstermen Get Both A Rival And A Tutor

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