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Huge lobster roll to be colossal creation

PORTLAND, Maine — As record-setting sandwiches go, the planned world’s largest lobster roll will be a colossal crustacean creation. A team of culinary whizzes plan to combine 45 pounds of lobster meat, four gallons of Miracle Whip and a special … Continue reading

World’s Biggest Lobster Roll?

What’s the trickiest thing about making the world’s longest lobster roll? A hint: It has nothing to do with lobster. “I think the hardest part is probably going to make sure the bun comes out correctly,” said Alan A. Casucci, … Continue reading

Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Attempts World’s Longest Lobster Roll

Look out for Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine as they make a Guinness World Record Attempt! Their feat will involve assembling and authenticating the World’s Longest Lobster Roll: A 60 foot long Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll!!

Mainers find clever ways to hawk lobster

Times are tough for our many-legged ocean-dwelling friends, Homarus americanus — the American lobster. But times are even tougher for our two-legged, dock-dwelling friends, Traphaulinus mainerus — the Maine lobsterman. Increased fuel and bait prices, decreased consumer demand in the … Continue reading

SKF Interview: Linda Bean’s Lobstering in the Future

Creating new ways to keep an old industry thriving long into the future. That’s very much the challenge with Maine’s lobster industry these days. In October 2008, for example, Governor John Baldacci created a new Task Force dedicated to that … Continue reading

Is “green” certification an answer?

Maine’s lobster industry, facing a “Perfect Storm” of economic and regulatory challenges, is partway through the process of achieving certification as a sustainable fishery, led by an enthusiastic group of processors and harvesters. Not everyone in the lobstering business is … Continue reading