lobster

Published
March 13, 2023

Maine lobstermen sue sustainability group for defamation over ‘red listing’

Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, unfairly downgraded its evaluation of the Maine lobster fishery last fall, the fishermen say.
Published
March 3, 2023

A year after record-breaking catch, value of Maine lobster landings are lowest in a decade

The volume of the 2022 harvest was about the same as the 2020 catch, but the dollar value was only half the total of last year's.
Published
March 2, 2023

Why don’t we farm lobster?

Many have tried over time, but most believe that Maine's management of the fishery is the most economical method for getting it to market.
Published
February 28, 2023

Maine delegation to fight bill that would repeal ‘pause’ in lobstering regulations

A proposal by an Arizona congressman would eliminate a six-year freeze on new fishing rules intended to protect endangered whales.
Published
February 27, 2023

Lobster industry wages legal battle over recent regulations, while new ones remain frozen

The Maine Lobstermen's Association last September appealed a federal decision on some restrictions, and the case is now being heard in Washington.
Published
February 13, 2023

Maine Voices: Will travel for lobsters – all the way from Philly

These longtime visitors to Bailey Island – who’ve been known to drive nine hours back home with one dog, four kids and 20 crustaceans – say, ‘Thank you, Maine lobstermen.’
Published
January 9, 2023

Maine lobstermen deal with another new rule, and it’s not about right whales

On Jan. 1, Maine became the last state on the East Coast to require all lobstermen to report their catch to the regional fisheries regulator.
Published
December 21, 2022

Lobster legislation a ‘Christmas miracle’ for Maine’s industry – if it passes

Maine's congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday made their case for the six-year pause on new lobstering regulations. If approved, money for developing new fishing practices could start flowing this spring.
Published
December 20, 2022

Federal spending bill would pause new regulation of Maine’s lobstering industry

The bill before Congress would halt new regulations of the state's iconic fishery for six years while work is done to develop gear that is potentially less threatening to endangered whales.
Published
December 20, 2022

To protect lobstermen, spending bill may speed whales’ extinction, activists say

Maine lawmakers pushed for a provision that would block stricter federal regulations aimed at protecting right whales from entanglements in fishing gear.