Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether fueled by fear of impending right whale protections or concerns over reports of dwindling numbers of young lobsters, the ...

Maine’s catch of lobsters has declined for the fourth straight year as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean.

PORTLAND, Maine — Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — 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 ...

Maine lobstermen landed 78.8 million pounds in 2025, maintaining the largest fishery in the state, even as the haul is down again from the year before. According to preliminary data from the Maine ...

Maine’s lobsterman landed 78.8 million total pounds in 2025, which topped all other fisheries in the state, but is about seven million pounds less than the 2024 harvest.

A Maine lobsterman weighs recent catch levels, rising regulatory costs, and the future of the state’s lobster industry.