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Fresh Florida Lobster?

19 Aug 2025 11:45 AM | Anonymous

Fresh Florida Lobster? Straight from Mexico.  The Florida Keys commercial lobstermen are struggling to make a living. Just a few years ago it was a lucrative business. Now the price for locally caught lobster has plummeted, down to just $4.50 per pound for the whole lobster.  Why - lobster from Mexico are selling for $3/pound, putting many Keys lobstermen out of business.

You wouldn’t guess that the price is this low if you order lobster at a local restaurant or buy it at a fish market.  It is tough to find a lobster dinner for less than $50 at a restaurant and fish markets charge about $20/pound for whole lobster.


Click here for video interview with a man in the business in Key West, explaining the reason this industry is dying in the Keys, thanks to imports.
 


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