By Amanda Buckle

'The fact is we know that entanglement in Maine gear is extremely rare' -- Maine Lobstermen's Association

Prices for hairy crabs in China, a popular holiday gift in the country, have fallen this year amid weak consumer spending

By Jason Huffman

'We're not very far from the peaks that we observed in 2021, at the height of the pandemic, and I don't know, it doesn't feel like an economy that is comparable to 2021' -- Nat Richard, Lobster Processors Association

By Barb Dean-Simmons

Enforcement officers with Canada's Department of Fisheries seized 13,000 pounds of lobster on Wednesday after executing a search warrant in Shelburne County

By Neil Ramsden

'We are definitely seeing a growing consumer preference for sustainably sourced seafood; that aligns with our strengths, and for premium species like ours, we see a more positive picture than in the past year'

A long-standing moratorium is hindering Lobster Hub's expansion plans -- Richard Norman, the company's lawyer

Lobsters are starting to migrate north to cooler temperatures around the coast of Newfoundland, notes a recent report from the Marine Stewardship Council

By Barb Dean-Simmons

Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans reports it has seized three vessels and 876 lobster traps up to Sept. 23 this year in southwestern Nova Scotia, for offenses related to lobster fishing

The meeting was pulled together just a few hours after harvesters walked out of a Maritimes region lobster advisory committee meeting

By Barb Dean-Simmons

'[T]he entirety of the illegal lobster traps that have been removed from St. Mary's Bay this year is like 210, which is pathetic' -- Colin Sproul, Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance