Lobster prices take a serious dip as post-pandemic seafood buying spree slows.

Maine's lobster industry is going through bumpy times following a record 2021, when the industry accounted for 82 percent of the state's $891 million (€875 million) in commercial marine value.

This year's dynamics are a stark contrast to last year, MJ Gimbar, a senior buyer with Illinois-based Fortune Fish & Gourmet, told IntraFish.

He said sales of coveted hardshell Maine lobsters are being impacted by inflation, as consumers are turning to cost-saving measures and changing their seafood shopping habits.

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