In Cape Cod Bay, derelict lobster traps are estimated to kill 12,500 to 33,000 lobsters per year. By removing derelict fishing gear, ghost fishing can be reduced.” Buying fresh seafood?

Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of ...

The regulators were looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need to abide by a larger minimum size for the lobsters they trap ... young lobster stock in the Gulf of Maine, a key fishing ...

The commission voted Tuesday to repeal key elements of a proposed increase to minimum allowable catch sizes for Gulf of Maine ...

As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the ...

The lower court had ruled against a federal law banning lobster fishing in a 200-nautical-mile area off the New England coast from Feb. 1 to April 30 annually. Lethal entanglement in lobster ...

The lower court had ruled against a federal law banning lobster fishing in a 200-nautical-mile area off the New England coast from Feb. 1 to April 30 annually. The winter fishing ban is important ...

marine officials are urging lobster fishermen to remove nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state and federal laws mandating the use of two endlines on trap gear. As many as 90 ...

The regulators were looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need to abide by a larger minimum size for the lobsters they trap ... young lobster stock in the Gulf of Maine, a key fishing ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped ... need to abide by a larger minimum size for the lobsters they trap. The change is only 1/16th of an inch or 1.6 millimeters ...