The Associated Press on MSN16d
Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition from lobstermen
PORTLAND, Maine — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter ... that the plan was pulled Thursday night “after hearing loud and clear from Maine lobster industry members that they are ...
Undercurrent News11d
Maine lobster harvesters reflect on ‘reasonable’ year
Back in the mid-1980s we didn’t have much volume at all. Then there was a 20-year boom and now it’s going the other way. The ...
Maine officials say noncompliance with regional lobster size standards could limit exports
The argument about Maine’s minimum lobster size got choppy at Thursday night’s Department of Marine Resources public hearing, DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher got into a heate ...
SeafoodSource13d
Maine lobstermen celebrate withdrawal of gauge size increase
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Board previously delayed a proposed gauge size increase – ...
USA Today5d
NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte joins Maine in rejecting new lobster regulations to protect industry
Jim Titone, a Seabrook lobsterman since 1965, said the new change would also mean the end of fishing for the "chicken lobster" class, which refers to those that weigh 1 to 1.25 pounds. Maine was ...