has been asked to be good patriots. we have been. but i don t want to be the patriot who dies at the end of the war. here was the reaction in maine s lobster industry which today woke up to new tariffs of more than $100 million worth of lobster to china. some workers in maine, whose livelihoods depend on that industry, spoke to nbc. we have enough challenges already with the prices of fuel, the prices of bait have gone up and we just didn t need another challenge like this right now. so now the concern with these tariffs being placed right now by china is? that we will lose a crucial part of the markets that we have developed over the years year in maine. losing sales and revenue for our company, possibly making us eliminate jobs. i m hopeful what he s doing is going to end up in the long run being great for everyone.
you know. and ask ask the source. you know, if this goes through, it might get ugly for a while. i m hopeful what he s doing is going to end up being great for everyone. but right now how confident are you? ? not very. . so to give you an idea, it s similar to what we heard from idaho potato farmers and pork producers in iowa. the lobster industry here was doing quite well. in just the last three years, the amount of lobsters exported to china have tripled. they talked to one fisherman yesterday and he said he puts out about 50,000 pounds of lobsters a year. he said every single yeday, the price of lobster changes. he says if there s a dime drop in price, he said, that s $5,000. that s not insignificant. the ones getting the raw end of the deal right now are those involved in the lobster industry here in maine.
several said they hoped for the president entering this. ultimately, they feel like lobsters, in the lobster industry has been negatively impacted because july 4th is the beginning of that high season for the lobstermen. suddenly, the question is, where are they sending this? $140 million worth of lobsters went out just for maine and china last year. business was going well for the lobster industry here. it was triple. they tripled the number of exports sent to china from here in the last three years. i want to play you a little bit of sound here. this is with cyrus sleeper, a 25-year-old lobster man we met up with down the road. he s been fishing by himself for 20 years now. this is the impact it s having on him. that means everything. it means that families can close on their kids and feed themselves.
complicated jigsaw puzzle, that here in pakistan, in saudi arabia, and in the united states. cnn, pakistan. the united nations refugee agency is urging jordan to take in 12,000 syrians stranded at its border. they say these people are camping in deteriorating and unsanitary conditions. there are disease outbreaks, and among children signs of mal nutrition. the agency is offering to help reinforce security at points in jordan. many are fleeing air strikes and violence from isis militants in syria. well, it is the economic heart of the u.s. state of maine. coming up, a close look at the lobster industry, and what it means to get the maine lobster experience. today people are coming out to the nation s capital to support an important cause that can change the way you live for years to come. how can you help?
the federal agency says poorly designed covers can trap swimmers, especially young children, under water. hold the butter, professors at the university of maine, yes, it had to be there, have found an eco-friendly use for lobster shells instead of throwing the shells away, they re being used to make biodegradable golf balls. joe carter of hln sports cracks open this story. in today s start small, think big. reporter: these are the sights and sounds of maine s lobster industry. but here s a new one. it looks and sounds like a golf ball, but it s made of recycled lobster shells. it s a dynamic, exciting combination, lobsters and golf. reporter: the mix an idea from one of robert bayer s graduate students and took form one night in his kitchen. i did it on a whim.