Today’s bit of YouTubery is a home video featuring a lobster race. From the YT username of the guy who posted (and apparently also made) the video, I would guess the action takes place in the mean streets of Brooklyn rather than the rocky shores of Maine, so don’t br surprised if this reminds you a bit of the famous lobster scene in “Annie Hall” more than the neck-and-neck thriller of last weekend’s Preakness Stakes.
Times are tough for the lobster fishermen back home. Last year’s catch was one of the largest on record, which sent prices plummeting even before the economy tanked. Then things got even worse as the demand weakened in the fall. There was a bit of a rebound over the winter, as the smaller catches were better matched to the demand, but the wholesale price in Boston and Portland is still only $4/lb. and as low as $3.25/lb along the “Down East” coast. The summer fishing season usually sees a natural drop in prices due to the prevalence of soft-shelled lobsters, so the wholesale price could be as low as $2/lb. by July.
Of course, those of you who live far away from New England will still pay the criminally-high retail prices you always pay, but be assured that we Ye Olde Colony types will be eating lobster for breakfast, lunch and dinner all summer long. Or maybe we’ll go into lobster racing like the people in this video:
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