Unseasonably warm weather has extended the lobster fishing season in New England, meaning fewer Maine scallops on the market, The Associated Press reported.
The increased supply of lobster hasn’t affected the price of lobsters, which are selling for $8 to $10 per a pound, but Maine scallops have been more expensive and harder to come by. Maine scallops usually cost around $20 per pound, but they’re now selling sometimes in the $25-per-pound range, the AP reported.
But David Cousens, president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, told the AP that the warmer waters mean lobsters are more susceptible to disease. The Gulf of Maine’s water temperature is around 47 degrees, a few degrees higher than usual for this time of year.
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