Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that oversees lobster ...

A new regulation on catchable lobster size could significantly reduce lobster hauls this summer and lobstermen are fighting ...

Young lobster populations have been in decline off New England's coast amid climate change and other pressures.

Before announcing the change, Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher had a heated exchange with fishermen strongly ...

The proposal was supposed to already be in effect after being pushed to Jan. 1, but was pushed back again to July 2025. The DMR said the change could improve lobster stock in the Gulf of Maine and ...

Meant as a sustainability measure, the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen ...

Maine lobstermen use a gauge to measure each lobster’s carapace from eye socket to tail. Under current rules, those that are smaller than the minimum gauge size of 3.25 inches must be put back in the ...

Dozens of lobstermen voiced their concerns during a public hearing about the proposed rule change, which would have increased the minimum catch size from 3 1/4 inches to 3 5/16 inches.

A new regulation on catchable lobster size could significantly reduce lobster hauls this summer, according to industry members, with local lawmakers expressing concerns about its impact on the ...