At Luke's Lobster, we work to preserve and strengthen our coastal communities and bring you the world's best-tasting, sustainably sourced seafood for generations to come.

Luke’s Lobster is devoted to supporting coastal communities at home in Maine, as well as our communities throughout our supply chain and our shack footprint. We consistently engage with and advocate for our stakeholders across Maine’s coasts, from 6th generation fishing families to first generation immigrants who are the backbone of Maine’s seafood production industry. Through partnerships with nonprofits like Island Institute, Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, and Gulf of Maine Research Institute, we support the work that ensures our fishing families will be strong and resilient for generations to come.

Luke’s works to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our food systems. We founded and continue to support Lift All Boats, the non-profit that mentors students with no prior access to maritime industries and helps them build rewarding entrepreneurial careers. We work to support businesses throughout our supply chain run by entrepreneurs that typically lack access to the resources and connections necessary to start a business. And we partner with non-profits bringing resources to and telling stories of marginalized communities and those in need like SAGE, Immigrant History Initiative, Wabanaki Reach, World Central Kitchen, and more.

While there are no laws that exclude industry outsiders from getting their lobster license, the only way to become a commercial lobsterman is to wait on a decades-long wait list or complete a student lobster license program. In 2022 we launched the Lift All Boats project; a student lobster mentorship program in Portland, Maine. Lift All Boats guides local students through their required lobster licensing hours and gives them access to the gear, knowledge and mentorship from lobstermen and industry professionals that they need to complete their student lobster license—resources typically only available to families of current lobstermen. 

The mission of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department is to instill a culture of community, where everyone is valued for their differences and is encouraged to bring their authentic self and their varied perspectives to work. The mission is to promote this culture throughout our organization, which will help foster an inclusive and representative environment for all our stakeholders: teammates, guests, suppliers, and partners. 

Our Committee meets monthly to discuss various initiatives within the company, and give employees a safe and welcoming space to discuss a wide range of topics.

Since its first day, Luke’s Lobster has been committed to only serving sustainable seafood, and has advocated for transparency in the food chain so that consumers know what they’re eating, who harvested it by what methods, and how it was handled from farm or dock to plate. Our commitment to sustainable ingredients has only grown, but we are now also committed to improving the other environmental impacts of our industry. 

We’ve switched to buying 100% renewable energy, supported solar installations in Maine, and made aggressive efficiency improvements in our production facility as we completed our first carbon footprint assessment, which you can read more about here. We are also working directly with fishermen, wharf operators, and other seafood processors on their own efficiency projects and footprint reductions. We’re tackling waste reduction in our shacks by reducing dependence on single use items and sourcing more environmentally friendly options.