Patrice McCarron: Maine lobstermen are committed to protecting our ocean
In-depth, investigative reporting is increasingly rare these days. The resulting series, “The Lobster Trap” missed the boat, however, in its quest to invent a drama that places Maine’s lobster industry on the front line in the “battle over climate change.” From the lobster industry’s perspective, the series doesn’t accurately tell their story. Its seven key takeaways are disconnected from the people who were just a means to an end. This reporting dismisses, dehumanizes and minimizes fishermen’s role in mitigation and adaptation strategies, and it perpetuates a narrative that they are unwilling to engage in climate change conversations. >click to read< 09:21
Given that the fishermen are fishing for “cold water” lobster. How is that they can adapt to the changes climate change has given them? Move North? It’s a given fact that lobsters do migrate. Rather that be to breeding grounds or ground for molten. Whose to say these “cold water” lobster are migrating from warmer waters?