lobster industry Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Lobstermen threatened with the extinction of their way of life

by Dan Morris Special to the Press Herald August 15, 2019August 14, 2019

Before imposing new rules, study whether there is a relationship between right whale deaths and fishing gear.

About 70 frustrated fishermen tell federal regulators at a hearing in Machias that Canada, not Maine, is mostly to blame.

by The Editorial Board August 12, 2019August 11, 2019

That includes the Maine lobster and blueberry industries.

But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.

by The Editorial Board August 7, 2019August 6, 2019

Life jackets work only if fishermen wear them.

Eleven models will be available at discounts during stops in 11 ports over the next month.

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press July 28, 2019July 28, 2019

The harvest is usually in full swing by July, but fishermen say they haven’t caught much this month.

by Patrice McCarron Special to the Press Herald July 27, 2019December 27, 2019

Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.

by Stephen Rappaport Ellsworth American July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Hundreds of lobstermen and their families rallied to protest proposed federal rules aimed at protecting right whales.

by Genevieve McDonald Special to the Press Herald July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

A policy that involves both United States and Canada and focuses on the right whale’s migration patterns would do more to prevent entanglements.