Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the ...
Wait times for a lobster fishing license, especially for those not born into a family of fishermen, used to exceed a decade ...
The proposal was supposed to already be in effect after being pushed to Jan. 1, but was pushed back again to July 2025. The ...
Golden’s statement was met with gratitude from industry leaders. Virginia Olsen, director of the Maine Lobstering Union, expressed the community's relief: "Our members are very happy that the lobster ...
For the first time since 2020, shipments of live western rock lobsters are finally on their way to China after the trading ...
Maine’s refusal to comply with the regulation does not come without potential consequences. Lobstermen said it's worth the risk.
In addition to White Point, many other South Shore businesses will be celebrating with their own local lobster-themed wares, ...
Membertou First Nation, in partnership with three Canadian firms, began working on the electric lobster vessel in December ...
The lobster industry is an economic driver in the state and some Maine lobstermen worry the industry will sink with new regulations that would change the minimum size of a lobster harvested by ...
Gear tampering in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region off P.E.I. is more common than it used to be, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. When lobster fishing gear in particular gets cut ...
The Maine Lobstering Union’s cooperative, Lobster 207, recently closed a significant chapter with a settlement exceeding $5 ...