'We live in a lobstocracy': Maine town is feeling the effects of climate change
by Josh Wood in Stonington, Maine from Environment | The Guardian on (#44JSM)
When lobsters are life, environmental change affects livelihoods, and warming waters will ultimately bust the lobster industry
The American lobster is a symbol of Maine, central to the state's ethos and economy.
Its image appears on license plates, restaurant signs and clothing. It is sold alive, with its claws banded shut, on docks, at highway rest stops and supermarkets. Cooked, it is served everywhere from seaside shacks to the finest restaurants.
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