NORFOLK, VA (AP) - The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests … [Read more...]
Maine Lobstermen Have Slower Year Amid Industry Challenges
March 6, 2023
ROCKPORT, Maine (AP) — Fishermen of Maine lobster had a smaller haul during a year in which the industry battled surging fuel and bait prices, rebukes … [Read more...]
Feds: Vanishing Right Whale Must Remain On Endangered List
December 28, 2022
PORTLAND, ME (AP) — Federal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a … [Read more...]
Sustainability Group Pulls Maine Lobster Certification Over Whales
November 17, 2022
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - An international nonprofit organization that sets sustainability standards for commercial fishing management has suspended a … [Read more...]
Fishermen Must Be Heard About Whale Rules, Maine Gov. Says
September 15, 2022
PORTLAND, ME (AP) - Maine’s governor says the federal government is moving ahead too quickly with potential new restrictions on the lobster fishing … [Read more...]
Lobster Fishers Ask High Court to Stop Rules to Help Whales
December 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of the Maine lobster fishing industry are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block new fishing restrictions designed to … [Read more...]
Lobster Fishing Will Face Restrictions to Try to Save Whales
August 31, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing industry will face a host of new harvesting restrictions amid a new push from the federal government … [Read more...]
