Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether fueled by fear of impending right whale protections or concerns over reports of dwindling numbers of young lobsters, the ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government can continue requiring America's lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data, a federal appeals court has ruled, denying claims ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the ...

The lobster industry in the Northeast may have to change how it operates, based on a new federal rule expected by the end of summer. The potential changes are meant to protect the endangered North ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules ...

A Maine lobsterman weighs recent catch levels, rising regulatory costs, and the future of the state’s lobster industry.