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SURF AND HIS TURF

Boater Accused of Scuba Sabotage in Lobster Spat

The suspect complained that the victim was in his spot.

Janna Brancolini

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SHELLFISH

Tone-Deaf MAGA Congressman Makes Wild ‘Lobster’ Brag

Troy Nehls will celebrate July 4th with lobster tails—a delicacy most Americans can’t afford because they “don’t work as hard as I do.”

Annabella Rosciglione

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu comes to the rescue of a lobster-eating contest participant.
SHELL-SHOCKED

New Hampshire Gov. Saves Man Choking on Lobster Roll

Gov. Chris Sununu used the Heimlich maneuver to save a contestant struggling to breathe during a lobster roll-eating competition.

David Gardner

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SPIDER FROM MARS?

Lobster That Is Half-Blue, Half-Male, Half-Female Goes Viral

“This is the coolest lobster I’ve ever seen,” lobsterman Jacob Knowles said of the creature he named Bowie.

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JAWS

Shark Bites 13-Year-Old Florida Boy in the Face

Fischer Hricko was out lobster fishing with his mom and dad when he was attacked.

Alice Tecotzky

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MOBY DICK’D

MA Lobster Diver Survives Being Swallowed by Whale

He said all he could think about were his two teenage boys.

Corbin Bolies

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IN A PINCH

The Bombastic Battle That Could Wipe Out Lobster Rolls

In its quest to save an endangered whale, the federal government may crush the lobster industry—or so lobstermen say. Environmentalists claim that’s a stretch.

Daniel Modlin

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Cost of Business

U.S. Lobster Exports to China Freefalling Amid Trade Dispute

Lobster-loving China has now turned to Canada, hurting the American lobster industry based largely out of Maine.

Audrey McNamara

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SPARED

Super-Rare Calico Lobster Gets Reprieve From Steam Pot

It's a one-in-30-million find.

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Deep Water Divide

Forget Lobster: The Scallop Is the Real Seafood King

Our reporter makes the case for skipping lobster and lobster rolls in favor of eating sea scallops.

Wayne Curtis

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