Tank room manager at Luke's Lobster Ward Peck is seen plunging a case of fresh lobster into a pool in Portland, Maine, on October 12, 2026. A declining catch due to warming water is pushing what lobersterman Steve Train called the lobster "sweet spot" out to deeper depths, added to a shifting tariff policy, Maine's singular coastal heritage industry is facing peril. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)