Portland lobster plant could create 50-plus jobs
A new lobster processing plant in Portland that could create more than 50 jobs during peak processing season has passed another hurdle.
Shucks Maine Lobster recently received approval for its site plan and a conditional use permit from the Portland Planning Board for 19,000 square feet of the Portland Ocean Terminal at 6-40 Commercial St., The Forecaster reported.
The owner, John Hathaway, said renovations on the facility, supported by a $3 million federal loan, will have no impact on its famous “Whaling Wall” painting by Robert Wyland.
Hathaway told the newspaper there are already plans to nearly double the operating space by 2016, though the company has yet to determine an opening date.
The plant is expected to employ more than 50 employees during the peak processing season between May and January because of its hand-shucking approach. Lobsters are killed in six seconds using the plant's “Mother Shucker” liquid nitrogen tank, which has been deemed as “humane” by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Shucks Maine Lobster runs one of the state's largest processing plants in Richmond.
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