Regulators have withdrawn a proposal to increase the minimum size requirements for lobsters caught in Maine, a move praised by harvesters who said the change would give Canadian competitors an unfair ...

The proposal was supposed to already be in effect after being pushed to Jan. 1, but was pushed back again to July 2025. The ...

Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the ...

Maine’s refusal to comply with the regulation does not come without potential consequences. Lobstermen said it's worth the risk.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources withdrew the proposal after dozens of lobstermen voiced concerns about the rule’s ...

Maine still needs to remain compliant with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Keliher says the ASMFC could ...

Dozens of lobstermen voiced their concerns during a public hearing about the proposed rule change, which would have increased ...

Commissioner Patrick Keliher, who leads the Maine Department of Marine Resources, told a packed room of fishermen on Thursday ...

Golden’s statement was met with gratitude from industry leaders. Virginia Olsen, director of the Maine Lobstering Union, expressed the community's relief: "Our members are very happy that the lobster ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists ...