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The Maine Lobster

• See the links to the right for General Information about the Maine Lobster and the Maine Lobster Fishery

• See the sections below for: News | Commercial Fishing and Management | Research | Recreational Fishing | Economics | Other Links

• News

  • 2011 landings top 100 million lbs
  • Results of 2010 post-larval settlement surveys - PDF file, 2 pages, 607 kb
  • Lobster newsletters from DMR

• Commercial Lobster Fishery Management

  • Lobster fishing and dealer license applications and renewals
  • Laws (see Part 9) and regulations (see Chap. 25)
  • ASMFC lobster page - management plans, assessments, news, factsheets
  • NMFS lobster page - federal rules, news, maps of management areas
  • Lobster councils, board, taskforce
  • Limited entry and apprentice program
  • Summaries of numbers of fishing licenses and trap tags issued
  • Whale entanglement reduction plan rules (ALWTRP)
    • Charts from NOAA with the ALWTRP Maine exemption line
    • Trap/pot gear modification requirements
  • Zone map

• Lobster Research, Monitoring, and Assessment

  • DMR's lobster research program - port sampling, sea sampling, ventless trap survey, informational leaflets, and more
  • "The American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem" a US-Canada science symposium, Portland ME, November 27-30, 2012
  • 2009 lobster stock assessment, c/o ASMFC
  • Lobster research priorities as defined in 2010
  • Lobster commercial catch statistics, 1950 to present
  • Table of historical fishery data, 1880 to present
  • 2008 Effort questionnaire. (PDF files may require Adobe Reader software (download here free).) Contact Sarah Cotnoir if you need a different format.
    • Effort questionnaire results, PDF file, 238 kb, 36 pages, July 15, 2008
    • Effort questionnaire comments, PDF file, 296kb, 75 pgs, Aug. 28, 2008

• Recreational Lobster Fishing

  • Fishing license applications and renewals
  • Summary of non-commercial lobster fishing information
  • Guide to Lobstering in Maine

• Lobster Fishery Economics

  • Economic sustainability task force report and strategic plan, 2009
  • Financial assistance for the lobster industry

• Other Maine Lobster Links

  • Bigelow Lab: New England lobster settlement, and mark-recapture research
  • Casco Bay Navigation Safety Zones and Buoy-Free Areas
  • Downeast Lobstermen's Association
  • eMOLT - Environmental monitors on lobster traps, c/o NEFSC
  • Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation
  • Lobster Conservancy
  • Maine Import-Export Lobster Dealers' Association
  • Maine Lobstermen's Association
  • Maine Lobster Promotion Council
  • Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification sought by Maine trap fishery
  • University of Maine, Chen Lab
  • University of Maine, Lobster Institute
  • University of Maine, Wahle Lab

General  Lobster  Info

• All About Lobsters and
  How to Eat Lobsters from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium/ Research Inst.
• About Maine Lobster from the Maine Lobster Promotion Council
• Lobster seafood facts from NMFS FishWatch
• Lobster info for students and teachers
• Cool colored lobsters

Maine  Lobster  Fishery

• Guide to Lobstering in Maine
• Catching Lobsters from the Gulf of Maine Research Inst.
• Lobstering History and History of Lobster Boats from the Gulf of Maine Aquarium/Research Inst.
• Lobster Distribution, Biology, and Management from NEFSC

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