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shari
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Lobster Season Suspended in Asuncion!!
All the lobster traps are sitting on the shore this week as lobster season has been suspended in our area. The international economic crunch is
affecting our villages. Apparently the lobster prices in China have dropped so low, it isn't economically feasable to fish for them until prices go up
again. Darn, I havent even had a lobster yet this season!This is devastating for a village that depends on this fishery economically.
Does anyone know if they are lobster fishing in Abreojos and other villages? or is it just our coops here?
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Paladin
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Sorry for the bad news. If my memory is any good, I seem to remember that Juan is in the abalone coop and I hope they had a good season. Sorry about
the other folks.
And yes, I'll get my lazy butt in gear and do my trip report.
My best to Juan and Shari
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It is hard to sit out even a few days of this important season. It must have been very hard to come to this conclusion. I feel sorry for those whose
livelyhood is dependant upon this resourse. On the other hand I commend the Coop for their long range vision in protecting their market and product.
This will of couse mean bigger bugs when they can be taken. I admire the people of Asuncion for banding together in this way. This is the time when
courage and resolve are tested. Lets hope for a better market in time. This too will pass.
Iflyfish
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It is hard to imagine making a profit selling to China?
Baja lobster could be flown up to So Cal in 2 hours where they are nearly worth their weight in gold.
I'm sure it is a complicated arrangement with regulations and all, but it doesn't seem to make sense?
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Lobster made news in the last couple of weeks because of huge supply in Maine and diminished demand globally. You can google for the articles.
Part of it is people not eating what is perceived as luxury food and part of it is that Canadian processors can't get the liquidity to buy up the huge
amount they usually do.
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They'll just grow bigger and become more plentiful.
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in Mane they are selling lobster for less than Bologna.
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Too bad they cant truck some bugs up to San Diego. I'll eat them til my feet swell up.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
Although this problem is due to the world economic crisis. |
It is all George Bush's fault, and his feeding greed of Wall Street  
Obama will fix it! 
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Bob and Susan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
in Mane they are selling lobster for less than Bologna. |
and that's right from the horse's mouth...
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Not funny, just the fact.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bruce R Leech
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to bad they wont sell them to Mexican markets for the same as they give them to china
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I'm catching plenty of bugs hoopnetting here in San Diego! Had it for lunch and actually getting tired of it.
BTW Maine lobster fisherfolks are being paid $2.53/lb which makes it hard to justify fishing for them. I've seen reports of live Maine bugs here in
San Diego at $4.66/lb.
Good news is that fuel is down sustantially locally ($2.59 in Santee).
Sure hope the Baja folks market comes back - darn tough on the small guys.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
BTW Maine lobster fisherfolks are being paid $2.53/lb which makes it hard to justify fishing for them. I've seen reports of live Maine bugs here in
San Diego at $4.66/lb.
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It's still at least $50 for a lobster dinner here in L.A.
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I tried to buy lobster for some visitors last week and it was 385 pesos a kilo!!! which is like one lobster!!! outrageous...they were like $10 last
year. I heard today that the whole area was shut down till the day after the Day of the Dead.
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sheri a couple of days after we left the season opened in ErendiraNot sure how long it was but some of the fisher men said it was the first time in 4
or 5 years they had an open season on the lobster
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I tried to buy lobster for some visitors last week and it was 385 pesos a kilo!!! which is like one lobster!!! outrageous...they were like $10 last
year. I heard today that the whole area was shut down till the day after the Day of the Dead. |
Well, then that must have been black market pricing or a gouging. How could the price in Asuncion triple in one year and it not be economically
feasible to trap them, especially since fuel prices in Mexico are relatively flat?
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Sounds like fun. Wish I could come along.
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I was in Bahia de Tortugas a couple of weeks ago and one of our crew members bought 13 lobsters for $200 US. I told him it was too much, but ate some
anyway. The guy that got the lobster for him said the price was so high because they were shipping them to Japan and got good prices for them there.
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