ToomanyUFOs, I feel your pain. While those of us who are consumers are thrilled that lobster is now much much cheaper than lunch meat, we have to consider what that means for the lobstermen. It really is a hardship. I wasn't aware that there was a strike going on. My sister lives in Ipswich, MA and mentioned that many are not buying lobster out of solidarity. My sister, here in New York, dated a lobsterman for several years. He trapped and sold out of the Hamptons. When the lobsters were few and far between, it was tough going. I have such admiration for those who make an honest living from the sea. It is hard work, indeed.