CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate recent incidents in New … [Read more...]
Yarmouth town meeting approves home lobster sales, ending a year of a controversial issue
November 20, 2025
SOUTH YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Special Town Meeting has approved a zoning amendment for live lobster sales after the case of a local lobsterman who was … [Read more...]
Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
November 3, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England. The … [Read more...]
Yarmouth developing home-based lobster sale question for town meeting
July 22, 2025
YARMOUTH – Discussion continued at the July 16th Yarmouth Planning Board meeting about a future town meeting article to allow home-based lobster … [Read more...]
V-notch lobster regulations here to stay, despite Outer Cape outcry
July 9, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - The Outer Cape Lobstermen’s Association and Maine fishermen say restrictions effective this month put a severe clamp down on fishing … [Read more...]
Yarmouth lobsterman given OK to sell on town property pending town meeting on residential zoning issue
June 5, 2025
YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Select Board has approved a plan for “Captain Jon” Tolley to sell fresh lobster this summer. The agreement is for Tolley … [Read more...]
Yarmouth Lobsterman Could Possibly Be Vending From Town Property This Summer
May 15, 2025
YARMOUTH – The Town of Yarmouth is continuing to work with “Captain Jon” Tolley, a local lobsterman who sold lobsters from his house for decades … [Read more...]
Home-Based Lobster Sales Discussion Continuing In Yarmouth
May 14, 2025
YARMOUTH – Jon Tolley, the Yarmouth lobsterman who was told that he could not sell lobsters from his house, appeared before the Yarmouth Planning … [Read more...]
Lobsterman Who Sold From Home Is Battling Town Of Yarmouth
April 14, 2025
YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals held a contentious meeting last week concerning a lobsterman who was told after decades that he could … [Read more...]
Lobster Catch Dips to Lowest Level Since 2009 as Fishers Grapple with Climate Change, Whale Rules
March 4, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America's lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and … [Read more...]
