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.
Fishermen in Lobster Zone Clanded 22,927,536 pounds, valued at $155,289,2 In Hancock County, pounds landed totaled 32,479,934, valued at $221,475,986. Breakouts by port have not yet been released by the DMR.
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