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FILE - Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Maine lobster haul has fallen from a high of 132.6 million pounds in 2016, though the 2023 year's figure was still much more than fishermen produced in most of the 2000s.
Jacob Knowles is an American lobsterman and social media content creator based in Winter Harbor, Maine. A fifth-generation lobsterman, he documents his work and sustainable fishing practices through videos shared on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, where he has amassed a following.
Virginia Oliver is Maine’s “Lobster Lady.” At 104, she continues lobstering and vows never to retire. She shares her simple tips for a long life.
Fishing, shipbuilding, logging and shipping were important early businesses on Vinalhaven. High-quality granite was discovered in 1826, and Vinalhaven became one of Maine's largest quarrying centers for the next century. Today the island is dotted with abandoned quarries, many of which have since filled with groundwater and are popular swimming ...
But fishing was always the most important industry, whether locally or at the Grand Banks. Today, it still dominates Monhegan's economy. [11] From October 1 through June, fishermen harvest lobsters from the only lobster conservation area in the state of Maine. [12] Henry Trefethen was one of the original purchasers of Monhegan Island.
The Lobster College is a four-day-long educational program held in Prospect Harbor, Maine. The college has been held every year since 2001. [ 7 ] It was founded by Dr. Robert Bayer via the Lobster Institute, and a local innkeeper, to help educate tourists and the general public about lobsters, lobstering , and the effects of the lobster ...
A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules ...