Article: Report: Lobster industry needs cohesion

ELLSWORTH - A "vast rivalry" within the industry, fragmentation among its support organizations, and insufficiencies in distribution and marketing all are among issues that need to be addressed to make Maine's lobster industry more economically sustainable, according to a consultant group's report.

A task force established last fall by Gov. John Baldacci to plan ahead for the industry's future will consider these issues and the report's recommendations when it meets July 1 in Hallowell. The report was issued June 8 by The Moseley Group, which the state hired in February to assist the task force in developing a strategic plan for Maine's iconic $235 million lobster fishing industry.

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