Courtesy / Red’s Eats
Red’s Eats in Wiscasset continues to draw lines of customers this year.
September 7, 2022
Red’s Eats launches fundraising challenge for lobster industry
Courtesy / Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Lobstermen haul a trap.
By Staff
Red’s Eats, a lobster shack in Wiscasset, is helping the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to launch a fall fundraising challenge to raise money for the association’s Save Maine Lobstermen campaign.
The goal for Red’s Eats is to encourage other businesses that rely on the fishery to participate in the campaign, according to a news release.
“There are so many restaurants, large and small, that serve delicious Maine lobster in many amazing ways all because of the hardworking lobstermen and women who are out on the water, hauling traps, and supplying this healthy, sustainable product,” said Debbie Gagnon, general manager and co-owner of Red’s Eats. “I want to pay it forward and am delighted to be working to encourage others to help the MLA in its efforts to preserve Maine’s lobstering heritage for generations to come.”
Contributions will go to the association’s efforts to protect both the Maine lobster industry and the endangered North Atlantic right whale, according to a news release.
The challenge will run until Oct. 1.
There are two levels of participation:
• In the Hard Shell Challenge, anyone who donates at least $2,500 will receive a #SaveMaineLobstermen sweatshirt and a coupon, good for Red’s 2022 season, for a dinner for two from Red’s Eats including two fresh Maine lobster rolls, one side dish and two drinks.
• In the Soft Shell Challenge, anyone who donates at least $1,000 will receive a #SaveMaineLobstermen sweatshirt.
The Save Maine Lobstermen campaign is “an investment in the future of Maine’s economy,” said Kevin Kelley, the association’s director of advancement.
There are about 4,800 licensed lobstermen in Maine directly employing about 10,000 people. According to a 2018 Colby College study, Maine’s lobster fishery supply chain generates an additional $1 billion annually and interacts with other sectors of the economy, such as real estate, hotels, restaurants, trucking companies, auto dealerships and banks. According to statistics from the Maine Office of Tourism, at least half of visitors said they are in Maine to eat lobster.
Last year, the National Marine Fisheries Service released a 10-year plan intended to help protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. But the association has said the plan is based on an unrealistic scenario and won’t protect the whale, but will decimate the industry. The association has launched a four-pronged plan to preserve the state’s fishing heritage.
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