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PublishedFebruary 28, 2025
Maine lobstermen hauled smallest catch in 15 years
But they raked in the second-highest price per pound in the fishery's history in 2024.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
Lobstermen see controversial fishing gear in action for the first time
In Jonesport, the lobstermen were skeptical. But organizers don't want an endorsement, they just want lobstermen to see the gear for themselves.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2025
Judge allows Maine lobstermen’s lawsuit over ‘red listing’ to advance
Businesses say the rating that encourages consumers to avoid eating lobster is defamatory and has caused significant economic harm.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Lobster regulators repeal minimum size increase after years of backlash in Maine
The vote relieves the pressure of an impending deadline to comply with the law by this summer. Now, the lobster industry must find a different solution to protect declining populations.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2024
Judge dismisses lobstermen’s challenge to law requiring tracking devices on boats
U.S. District Judge John Woodcock cited jurisdictional problems with the case, but he encouraged the lobstermen to appeal the decision because it raises 'significant Fourth Amendment issues' over unreasonable searches and seizures.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for right whales – females don’t breed afterward
Even when entanglement does not kill a whale, it can affect individuals' ability to reproduce, which is critically important for a species with such low numbers, writes a team of scientists.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Value of Maine lobster fishery rebounds in 2023 despite smallest catch in 15 years
Lobstermen brought in $464 million last year, a nearly 20% jump from 2022 that was propelled by a dockside price of $4.95 per pound, the second highest on record.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Coast Guard calls off search for missing Down East lobsterman
Top Gun, 18-year-old Tylar Michaud's lobster boat, was found Friday night with no one aboard.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
‘Enough is enough’: Midcoast lobsterman decries regulations to protect whales
The Maine lobster industry is fighting an Arizona lawmaker's bill that would impose stricter regulations to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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