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With warming seas, lobsters become an abundant bargain
2013-07-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: There is good news for consumers, but bad for struggling lobstermen: Prices for the delicacy are cheap again this season, and could stay that way. Massachusetts lobstermen were paid about $3.74 per pound last week, just four cents more than a year ago, when prices hit a record low. That means supermarket prices of $6.99 to $9.99 a pound, depending on size. Get used to the bargains, the experts say, because climate change, in the form of warmer oceans, and fewer predators are likely to mean...
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