Lobster Institute cited in Press Herald report on proposed license changes
The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about a recent hearing on proposed lobster license changes. The changes aim to strike a balance between 5,800 current license holders and the nearly 300 on a long and unpredictable waiting list, according to the article. The report cited information from the Lobster Institute that states lobster has been fished commercially in Maine since the mid-1800s. The first management laws, such as minimum size requirements, were put in place in the 1870s, according to the institute.