Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Bans Inshore Lobstering During Whale Migration

The Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission on Thursday approved additional protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whales, including a three-and-a-half month trap gear closure throughout state waters and mandated use of weaker buoy lines.

Peacemaker Files Bleak Assessment of N.S. Lobster Tensions

January 27, 2021 Paul Withers, CBC News

An envoy hired to defuse tensions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous commercial lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia has released a bleak interim report highlighting poor communication and a lack of trust between both sides.

’Tis the Season for Lobster—at Least in Nova Scotia

On Christmas morning, you put fried lobster in your scrambled eggs. There’s seafood chowder on Boxing Day and a classic steamed lobster with garlic butter on New Year’s Eve. And New Year’s Day features lobster rolls.

Clearwater Casting Aside Eco-Certification for Offshore Lobster Fishery

December 7, 2020 Paul Withers, CBC News

Clearwater Seafoods is dropping Marine Stewardship Council certification for its Canadian offshore lobster fishery, calling it “a voluntary decision driven by business considerations.”

Lobster Biz Hopes for Stability After Tumultuous Trump Era

President Donald Trump positioned himself as a friend of New England’s lobstermen, but members of the industry said they are looking forward to something that has been lacking in the crustacean business: stability.