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Protests shut down Canadian lobster processors

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By SeafoodSource staff
08 August, 2012 - Lobstermen in Canada continue to protest Maine lobster that they say is flooding the market and driving down prices.

Tuesday, the majority of processing plants in New Brunswick and two in Prince Edward Island shut down in response to the protests. They will stay closed for at least the next two days. Governor Paul LePage said he's been talking with New Brunswick Premier David Alward about the situation, and about the need for Maine lobster companies to be able to continue shipments into the province. Senator Collins is talking with the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. And Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Pat Keliher spoke with New Brunswick Fisheries Minister Michael Olscamp. Keliher says the problems need to be worked out, because the Maine fishery and Canadian processing industry rely on one another.

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