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101-year-old lobsterwoman has no plans to stop

17 September 2021
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2021-09-17 11:18

Virginia Oliver, Maine's oldest lobster harvester is still doing it at age 101.

Oliver is the oldest lobster fisher in the state and possibly the oldest one in the world. She started catching lobsters when she was 8, and has no intention to stop.  She still faithfully tends to her 200 traps, with her 78-year-old son Max. 

Oliver has fond memories of when she first started fishing and some of the more painful fishing adventures. Oliver is concerned about the health of the lobster population, which she said is subject to heavy fishing pressure these days.

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