New Hampshire Dinner

Saturday, June 8, Day 47

We didn't want to leave New England without one more crack (pun intended) at Lobster.

This price was very reasonable, and, having been in the seafood business, I had to find out why.

Turns out, another bumper harvest of lobster is expected in Maine this year.  Lobster comprises 70% of all the seafood caught in Maine.  Year before last, they caught 100 million pounds, but then last year, this record catch was topped with 123 million pounds.  Climate change could be one reason for the surge, but also because the natural predator of lobster eggs and juveniles, the Cod, has been very much missing from the area.  Overfishing is blamed for the cod disappearance ( I think it's an increase in water temperatures and they have gone elsewhere.)  In the meantime, the lobster fisherman are not getting much for their catches, and are not meeting the costs of the catch.  And lobster prices are low.  So much for your lobster lesson! 

Here's the two experts, selecting just the right "bugs." 

Prior to our lobster, we had little neck clams. 

And then, the piece de resistance - along with corn on the cob, drawn butter and shrimp!

Here you have two very happy West Coast diners, happy with an East Coast meal.

John took a look at the map of the United States as we started preparing for our next leg of the journey. But , we have one more day in New Hampshire and we are hoping for sunshine!