Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.
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Rare orange lobster caught off coast of Maine
The lobster was caught by Gregg Turner, a Scarborough fisherman.
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Maine lobstermen facing another rule that may affect their catch
A new rule could limit the minimum size of lobsters that can be legally harvested. Fishermen say the specifics would mean crossing 1-pound lobsters off the menu.
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Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
The fishery has less than 6 years to come up with a new way of harvesting its catch – or risk regulations that could put lobstermen out of business.
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Maine lobstermen sue sustainability group for defamation over ‘red listing’
Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, unfairly downgraded its evaluation of the Maine lobster fishery last fall, the fishermen say.
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A year after record-breaking catch, value of Maine lobster landings are lowest in a decade
The volume of the 2022 harvest was about the same as the 2020 catch, but the dollar value was only half the total of last year’s.
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Why don’t we farm lobster?
Many have tried over time, but most believe that Maine’s management of the fishery is the most economical method for getting it to market.
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Maine delegation to fight bill that would repeal ‘pause’ in lobstering regulations
A proposal by an Arizona congressman would eliminate a six-year freeze on new fishing rules intended to protect endangered whales.
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Lobster industry wages legal battle over recent regulations, while new ones remain frozen
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association last September appealed a federal decision on some restrictions, and the case is now being heard in Washington.
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Maine Voices: Will travel for lobsters – all the way from Philadelphia
These longtime summer visitors to Bailey Island have been known to drive nine hours back home with one dog, four kids and 20 live crustaceans.