Lobster In The News

Map of fishing area off of the Massachusetts Cape call "the Wedge"

Lobsters in the news March 8 – 22, 2024

Lobsters in the News March 8 – 22 March 22 ASMFC American Lobster Draft Addendum XXX for Public Comment, Maine Department of Marine Resources March 21 In wake of January storms, Maine’s fish wharves and working waterfronts are starting to rebuild, by Laurie Schreiber, Mainebiz 125 lobster fishermen gather in Corner Brook in solidarity with […]

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graph of lobster landings early 80 to current day

Lobsters in the News February 22 – March 8, 2024

Lobsters in the News February 22 – March 8 March 8 Climate change risk low to moderate for billion-dollar Nova Scotia lobster fishery, study says, by Paul Withers, CBC News Landings, Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance Newsletter, March 2024 March 7 Alex Michaud Receives Maine Lobstermen’s Association Officer of the Year Award, Maine Department of Natural […]

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lobster traps stacked on a wharf

Lobsters in the News February 9 – February 21, 2024

Lobsters in the News February 9 – 21 February 21 Landings, Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance Newsletter, February 2024 Lobster takes a break – fishing season closes next week, by Aaron Humes, Breaking Belize News Ambon has advantages for Indonesia’s blue economy research: BRIN, by Tia Mutiasari, ANTARA News National Lobster Hatchery Seeks New Trustees To […]

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Greenhead Lobster wharf devastation after the January storms along the coast of Maine

Lobsters in the News January 28 – February 9, 2024

Lobsters in the News January 28 – February 9 February 7 A treasured industry and an endangered species compete for survival, by Reuben Jones, Spectrum News 1 Narragansett fishing vessel rescued in joint operation, by Carli Stewart, National News February 6 Iconic 46′ Jarvis Newman lobster boat undergoes extensive restoration, by Michael Crowley, National Fisherman […]

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fisherman is measuring a lobster over a cull box

Lobsters in the News January 7 – 28, 2024

Lobsters in the News January 7 – January 28 January 26 Shellfish paralytic biotoxin warning lifted for East Coast, by 1News Reporters, 1News January 25 Report: Human tragedy stalks the prized Honduran lobster industry, by Shreya Dasgupta, Mongabay Asia Minute: Lobster politics sweep the Asia Pacific, by Bill Dorman, Hawai’I Public Radio Marine biotoxin event […]

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Lobsterman Jacob Knowles holds a jumbo sized lobster standing on his lobster boat

Lobsters in the News December 22- January 6

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 […]

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traps with lobster boat in background

Celebrate National Lobster Day! Lobsters in the News September 8 – September 25

Maine Lobster Week The Inside Scoop: Answers to FAQs About Maine Lobster Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative Maine Lobstermen’s Association Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association Downeast Lobstermen’s Association Maine Lobstering Union, Local 207 Maine Lobster Dealers’ Association Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance Maine Department of Marine Resources Maine Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative Maine Center for Coast Fisheries Gulf […]

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lobsterman baiting trap on fishing boat

Lobsters in the News August 25 – September 8

Lobsters in the News August 25 – September 8 September 8 How a fall festival in Falmouth is aiming to help lobstermen in Maine, by Hannah Yechivi, News Center Maine Researchers search for lobster traps, nets and other ‘ghost gear’ lost near N.L. waters, by Mouhamad Rachini, CBC Radio September 7 Recap Of The 2023 […]

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