Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were unnecessary and ...

FILE - In this July 8, 2021, file photo, a lobster boat carries a heavy load of traps as it motors out to sea near Peaks Island in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) PORTLAND, Maine ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England. The stock has declined by 34% since that year in its most ...

Virginia Olsen has pulled lobsters from Maine’s chilly Atlantic waters for decades while watching threats to the state’s lifeblood industry mount. Trade imbalances with Canada, tight regulations on ...

Willis Spear stands in the backyard of his Yarmouth, Maine home. Behind him are dozens of yellow and green lobster traps. Spear, 67, spends most of the winter preparing these traps to be deployed in ...

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The wind is whipping the sides of the dock on this bright, cold afternoon in Jonesport. "I think my fingers are too frozen." Brooke Hachey of the Sunrise County Economic Council is leading a ...

In response to the disaster, the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association has set up a fundraising page to support those affected.

Maine is a picturesque destination famous for its harbors, lobster boats bobbing in the sea, and squawking seagulls overhead. The charming town of Stonington, Maine, is a must-visit. It's not only ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government can continue requiring America’s lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data, a federal appeals court has ruled, denying claims ...