lobster

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.
Published
December 6, 2022

Maine Republicans want to strip tax benefits from businesses that boycott lobster

The lawmakers' bill would penalize companies such as Whole Foods that refuse to buy Maine products because they don't carry a stamp of approval from a third party.
Published
November 30, 2022

Maine lobster on menu for White House dinner with France’s Macron

The White House says Thursday's state dinner for the president of France is meant to highlight the ties that bind the United States and its oldest ally.
Published
November 21, 2022

Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster following fishery’s loss of 2 sustainability labels

The upscale supermarket chain says that it won't offer Gulf of Maine lobster until it again has an eco-friendly certification or is removed from the Seafood Watch 'red list.'
Published
November 16, 2022

Maine lobsters to lose another sustainability label over threat to whales

The Maine lobster catch has carried the Marine Stewardship Council's blue-and-white 'eco-label' for years, but a legal case will result in the certification being suspended.
Published
October 12, 2022

In Portland rally, lobstermen urge state to sue feds over regulations

Hundreds of the fishermen and their supporters turned out, calling on Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey to sue over proposed regulations that they say could kill the lobstering industry.
Published
October 6, 2022

For lobster industry, the threat is clear. The adversary is murkier.

Criticism of the lobstering industry has become contentious, and it can be hard to figure out who's who.
Published
October 5, 2022

Mainers say new lobster regulations could kill the industry

Roughly 200 people, including Gov. Mills and most of Maine's congressional delegation, attended a hearing in Portland to tell federal officials that proposed new regulations would do little to protect endangered right whales.
Published
September 21, 2022

After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales

Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.