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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 23 > Lobstermen have long been territorial, and ailing industry inflames feuds

Lobstermen have long been territorial, and ailing industry inflames feuds

Tough economy and dwindling stocks have Maine considering an extraordinary move

By Abby Goodnough / The Bulletin
August 23, 2009

MATINICUS, Maine " This tiny island, 22 miles out at sea, is generally so quiet that it is hard to imagine the chaos that descended one midsummer day.

Early that morning, one veteran lobsterman shot and seriously wounded another on the Matinicus wharf, the peak of a dispute over whether the....

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