The July lobster market changed markedly from that of the overabundance of Canadian product in June.\u00a0 A number of Canadian fishing seasons closed and two that still remained open by the July 8 reporting week, the Bay of Fundy, Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 35, and Cape Breton, LFA 27, were landing product that was getting ready, or had already gone into molt.<\/p>\n
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Although the arrival of summer brought with it strong demand, US shedders had been taking their time arriving and catches remained slow in early July.\u00a0 A Maine-New Hampshire border fisherman said of the nearly nonexistent shedders, \u201cThey\u2019re down for longer than they normally are to do their thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Consequently, for the Fourth of July, with its strong tradition of lobster cookouts, \u201ceveryone was scrambling for lobsters,\u201d said a Maine dealer.\u00a0 They continued to do so throughout the reporting week.<\/p>\n
Surface water, in the 50\u00b0s, was cool enough for lobsters, and the tides were building toward the July 12 full moon.\u00a0 Fishermen everywhere expected that after <\/i><\/b>the full moon tides, the regular shedder run would start and volume would pick up.\u00a0 They, along with dealers, acknowledge a connection between full moon (and new moon) tides and the start of the shedder run.<\/p>\n
A number of industry people felt that what seemed a late start for 2014 shedders might just have been Mother Nature getting the lobster back to its normal schedule after three years of extraordinarily early molt.\u00a0 At that point, though, a Maine dealer said of the 10-week tourist season, \u201cYou only have a few weeks of summer left.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Prices<\/b><\/p>\n
Commercial Fisheries News<\/i> appreciates the cooperation from within the lobster industry that makes this price report possible.\u00a0 The following prices were paid to fishermen as of July 8-11.\u00a0 Prices listed include bonus or dividend from Downeast through Midcoast Maine…<\/p>\n
Read the rest and much, much more in the August issue of Commercial Fisheries News.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Read online\u00a0immediately and download for future reference.<\/p>\n [add_to_cart=4969]<\/p>\n The July lobster market changed markedly from that of the overabundance of Canadian product in June.\u00a0 A number of Canadian fishing seasons closed and two that still remained open by the July 8 reporting week, the Bay of Fundy, Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 35, and Cape Breton, LFA 27, were landing product that was getting … <\/p>\n![\"CFN_8_14cover\"](\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CFN_8_14cover.jpg\")
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