Waters off the maine coast for five generations, now worried they might be the last. it s scary. you know, i have an 8-year-old daughter now and it s hard for me to want to bring her into this industry. reporter: did you ever think that you would be sort of caught up in an international trade war? nope, never did. i guess that s up to the president. reporter: the president s trade war slamming the maine lobster industry after china retaliated last july with a 25% tariff. any one of the dealers here in the state of maine, including myself, was shipping, you know, tens of thousands of pounds per week to china. and that went to almost zero. reporter: wholesalers like sean mccune with sea salt lobster says these days, business treading water. i would have at least another five to seven employees rung s my export, which would be a second and third shift. reporter: full-time jobs? yeah. full-time jobs. reporter: how much an hour? anywhere from $15 to $25 an