{"id":7284,"date":"2026-03-25T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?page_id=7284"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:13:35","slug":"lobster-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/lobster-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobster Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_f36bf4-3b\">Lobster Management:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/species\/american-lobster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Lobster Management (NOAA Fisheries)<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asmfc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission \u2013 Management Plans &amp; Actions<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca\/fisheries-peches\/commercial-commerciale\/atl-arc-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/acts\/f-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Fisheries Act<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/deep\/cwp\/view.asp?a=2696&amp;q=471276&amp;deepNav_GID=1623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connecticut<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/topic\/laws-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dmr\/laws-regulations\/regulations\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maine<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/marine-fisheries-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Massachusetts<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dec.ny.gov\/outdoor\/26821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/rules.sos.ri.gov\/regulations\/part\/250-90-00-5\">Rhode Island<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7284_78d2a7-57\">Safety<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscgboating.org\/\">U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Resource Center<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/eng\/marinesafety\/menu.htm\">Transport Canada Marine Safety<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmy.com\/lightning-safety-on-the-water-by-hmy-com\/\">Lightning Safety on the Water<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lobster Management:American Lobster Management (NOAA Fisheries)Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission \u2013 Management Plans &amp; 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