Lobster Institute

Lobsters in the News December 22 – January 6

January 5

• Witness the Astonishing Size Difference Between Baby Lobster and Adult in This Eye-Opening Video, by Jacob Knowles

January 3

• Maine lobstermen sue state over requirement to track boats, Kay Neufeld, Portland Press Herald
• The Uncertain Future of Lobstering in Maine, by Samantha Maxwell, Modern Farmer
• Red Lobster Lawsuit Over Sustainability Claims to Proceed, by BNN Correspondents, BNN Breaking

January 2

• Old Orchard Beach ‘Lobster Dip’ Special Olympics fundraiser breaks record, by WGME Team, Fox 23 Maine
• To help rare whales, Mass. and Maine get $27 million to improve data and fishing gear, by Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

January 1

• Hundreds jump into frigid Maine waters for Lobster Dip, by Vivien Leigh, News CenterMaine
• Sagay City breeds 2 rare lobster varieties in marine reserve, by Nanette Guadalquiver, Republic of the Phillipines

December 31

• Are right whales big business for nonprofits?, by Jane Carpenter, Boothbay Register

December 30

• Lobster spawning project born in Sagay, The Visayan Daily Star
• World’s Largest Lobster Cooker, world record in Rockland, Maine, The World Record Academy

December 29

• Massachusetts gets more than $4 million for new lobster fishing gear to protect right whales, other measures, by Rick Sobey, Boston Herald
• MA Awarded $4.6 Million to Support North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery and Lobster Industry, by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, Morning AgClips
• New Year Honours: Lobster fishery, marine reserve are sources of pride for industry veteran, by Penny Wardle, Stuff New Zealand
• LOCAL Lobster Bar’s New Year’s Day ‘Lobster Plunge’ to keep Bonnie Kilroy’s ‘legacy alive’, by Savana Dunning, NewportDaily News
• World’s Largest Inflatable Lobster, world record in Woolwich, Maine, The World Record Academy

December 28

• World’s Largest Lobster Trap Christmas Tree, world record in Beals, Maine, The World Record Academy
• How Do Lobsters Communicate?, by Cammi Morgan, A-Z Animals
• UMS aids rural folks on freshwater lobsters, by August Dean, Daily Express
• Maine lobstermen say electronic trackers required by federal regulators violate privacy, by Robbie Feinberg, Maine Public

December 27

• Islanders clear over 300 lbs. of post-storm beach trash, by Eunki Seonwoo, The Martha’s Vineyard Times

December 26

• ‘Tree lobsters’: Insects believed to be extinct go on display at San Diego Zoo, by Saman Shafiq, USA Today
• Fishing foundation pushes back against electronic tracking, by Anne Berleant, Mount Desert Islander

December 25

• China will launch first-ever ‘lobster eye’ telescope, by Dale Arasa, The Inquirer
• Indonesia considers lifting lobster larvae export ban, by Vietnam News, The Star

December 24

• What is Imitation Lobster?. by Jennifer Anyabuine, Daily Meal

Register U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting

2024 U.S. – Canada Lobster Town Meeting registration is open!

To register and learn more about this year’s meeting Moncton, visit

The Lobster Institute Website

or contact Chris Cash at christina.cash@maine.edu or 207-975-0003.

Thanks to Fish Canada- Workboat Canada all Town Meeting registrants can attend the boat show for free, January 19-20!

Promo code details will be shared upon completing

Your Registration at this Link

Registration for the American Lobster Initiative Summit is now open!

Registration for the second Regional Research & Outreach Summit for the ALI is now open (click here for event information). Maine Sea Grant will host this event on February 12-13, 2024, at the Portland Regency Hotel & Spa in Portland, Maine. The 2024 Summit will focus on building bridges across all groups harvesting, researching, and managing lobster to address and collaboratively develop solutions to new challenges the industry is facing. 

REGISTER HERE