Federal Commission Considers Increasing Legal Size of Lobsters to Protect Fishery

A federal commission will discuss increasing the minimum legal size of caught lobsters or other management measures to respond to a decline in numbers of juvenile lobster in recent years.

National Regulator Proposes Electronic Tracking of Lobster Fishing Vessels

August 23, 2021 WMTW

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering using electronic tracking systems on board some lobster fishing boats.