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Canada drops lobster tariffs, saving Maine supply chain

NPR | By Michael Livingston

Published August 29, 2026 at 5:40 AM MDT

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Maine's lobster fishing industry is closely integrated with processors across the border in Canada. People who depend on it are feeling whiplash from on-again, off-again tariff threats.