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seafood dealers and fisher- In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo a lobster walks over the top of a Women in Difficulties
EMERGENCY
men, even as the industry lobster trap off the coast of Biddeford, Maine.
struggles with Chinese tar- Associated Press Police 100
iffs. Oranjestad 527 3140
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Noord
China emerged as a major men was also down slightly much of an impact locally." Sta. Cruz 527 2900
consumer of American lob- last year. The Chinese tariffs remain a San Nicolas 584 5000
ster earlier this decade, but This year's catch total won't concern for New England's Police Tipline 11141
the country slapped heavy be available until early international seafood deal- Ambulancia
tariffs on exports in July 2019, but it appears to have ers, who have seen China Fire Dept. 115
amid its trade kerfuffle with been a strong year, and grow from a tiny fraction of Red Cross 582 2219
President Donald Trump's prices to fishermen seemed the international market to TAXI SERVICES
administration. Lobster ex- to be a little bit better, said one of its biggest buyers. Taxi Tas 587 5900
ports slowed to a crawl. Beth Casoni, executive di- The country took about 5 Prof. Taxi 588 0035
Industry watchers forecast rector of the Massachusetts million pounds of U.S. lob- Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
the move as a potential Lobstermen's Association. ster, valued at $40 million, Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
calamity for U.S. seafood, Lobsters have also been from July to September last A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
but Canada has boosted easy to find in stores for do- year, and saw those num- Women in Difficulties
the value of its lobster im- mestic consumers, and the ber about halved this year. TRAVEL INFO
ports from America by retail and wholesale prices The loss of Chinese mar- Aruba Airport 524 2424
more than a third so far this have been competitive ket share has come at a American Airlines 582 2700
year, up to more than $180 with recent years. time when American lob- Avianca 588 0059
million through September. "Most of the guys feel like ster shippers have also Aruba Airlines 583 8300
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Canada has its own lob- they've had a pretty good lost ground in Europe, as Surinam 582 7896
ster fishing industry, which year," Casoni said. "About a Canada and the European Venezolana 583 7674
harvests the same species month ago everybody was Union reached a seafood Women in Difficulties
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country sells lobsters do- not going to China due to at a disadvantage.q
mestically as well as to Eu- the tariffs. From what I've
rope and Asia. The coun- heard, there hasn't been
try's importing so many from
the U.S. this year because
it needs enough supply to November 30
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on both sides of the border. Women in Difficulties
"They go there to go to AID FOUNDATIONS
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