The Endangered Lobstermen

• Photographer
  Cheryl Clegg
• Agency / Studio
  Cheryl Clegg Photography
• Prize
  Honorable Mention in People / Culture

Portraits of the men,women&children who lobster fish off of the coast of Maine and are at risk of losing their livelihood and their way of life as the lobster industry experiences changes and challenges.Lobstering is a family business.If you are part of a lobster fishing family, most likely your parents,grandparents,great grandparents were also lobstermen.The Maine lobster industry is facing a multitude of challenges including rising seas,warmer ocean temperatures,increased fuel&bait costs,and impending new regulations aimed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.