2021 lobster harvest the most valuable in the history of the fishery
The Weekly Packet|February 17, 2022
75% increase over 2020
2021 lobster harvest the most valuable in the history of the fishery

AUGUSTA—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 statewide landed value for the iconic fishery jumped by 75 percent over 2020, by far the single largest increase in value, year over year, according to a press release from the DMR.

Of note, the statewide increase in value from 2020 to 2021, $312,464,172, was more than the total landed value in 2009.

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