Latest Lobsters News

Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules delayed as species shows decline in babies

Oct. 22, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators are delaying a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The regulators are looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need to abide by a larger minimum size...

Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear

Oct. 03, 2024 13:14 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A rare whale found dead off Massachusetts earlier this year died as a result of entanglement in Maine lobster fishing gear, federal authorities said. The North Atlantic right whale was found dead off Martha's Vineyard in January. The whales are declining in...

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

Sep. 07, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and ... cotton-candy colored? Those are all the hues of lobsters that have showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists' laboratories over the last year. The funky-colored crustaceans inspire headlines...

Game of inches: Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry

Aug. 14, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the biggest one yet. Lobster fishing is a game of inches, and the number of...