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The Lobster Trap: Maine lobstermen trying to survive

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Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe. Please read the 7 takeaways from the yearlong project PRESS HERALD AND BOSTON GLOBE

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