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En junio 2005 la empresa Lobster´s tenía ya 12 años de actividad pionera en el sector de la pesca de langosta de altura. Esta empresa, con sede en Massachussets, capturó el 16% de langosta de altura en 2004 y era el mayor productor individual de langosta en América del Norte. J. S. Graciano, gerente desde 2002, anticipaba una posición todavía más dominante y, a largo plazo, contemplaba una integración mayor de la que ya había iniciado: “ Estamos tratando de revolucionar la industria de la langosta mediante la aplicación de management y tecnología a lo que había sido, hasta ahora, una industria artesanal. Otras empresas se han convertido en gigantes mediante la reestructuración de negocios como el cangrejo, la anguila, los aguacates, el apio y el pollo; nosotros deseamos convertirnos en la Procter & Gamble del negocio de la langosta. Antes de que hiciéramos accesibles los recursos de la pesca de altura no había manera de realizar esta revolución, pero ahora existe la oportunidad. Hemos acariciado la idea de establecer una cadena de restaurantes que presentara nuestra langosta de forma similar a Black Angus o Red Coach (cadenas locales que ofrecen solamente una pequeña selección de carne de ternera como menú). Pensamos que es bastante con lo que tenemos ahora. Los sistemas de distribución de Deep Sea y de Windsor, que compramos el pasado año fiscal, nos han proporcionado una cierta integración vertical “ Lobter´s esperaba empezar a recuperarse de su rápida e inexplicable caída en capturas por viaje. Esta caída había hundido de nuevo a la empresa en los números rojos para el año fiscal que finalizaba en abril (Anexos 1 y 2) y había despertado temores sobre el agotamiento de la población de langosta de altura, debido a la contaminación o a la pesca excesiva. Graciano veía estas sombrías posibilidades: “ Los barcos que tenemos están especialmente diseñados y construídos para la recogida de la langosta y no se podrían utilizar para ningún otro propósito sin un

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