Lobster Institute

Laws & Regulations

Click on the links below for laws and regulations for management of the lobster fishery for the location indicated.

• American Lobster Management (NOAA Fisheries)
• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Management Plans & Actions
• Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans
• Canadian Fisheries Act
• Connecticut
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New York
• Rhode Island