The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted in October to move forward with management measures required under Addendum 27 in response to a decline in lobster indices that exceeded the management plan’s trigger level. … Continue reading
Guest Column: Recap of the 2023 Summer
First published in Landings, September 2023 We’ve had a summer with more than our fair share of rain and fog, but despite the weather it started on a good note, with the Washington, D.C. Appellate … Continue reading
Stock decline will trigger phased-in gauge changes
In early May the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Lobster Management Board approved Addendum 27 to the Lobster Management Plan. The Addendum establishes a trigger which would cause certain management measures to go in … Continue reading
Future Lobster Gauge Changes Explained
By now you have probably heard that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Lobster Management Board voted to approve Addendum XXVII. I have heard a lot of misinformation regarding the outcome of the Addendum, … Continue reading
Lobster Advisory Council Meeting
The Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) met on April 27. I assume that none of us reading this really thought that the 6-year pause on new restrictions pertaining to right whales meant that we could sit … Continue reading
Lobster Zone Council Meetings
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) held seven Lobster Zone Council meetings in the month of April, during which DMR staff covered a lot of ground, but the primary focus of conversation was Addendum XXVII … Continue reading
Inshore Trawl Survey Begins This Month
The annual spring trawl survey conducted by the Department of Marine Resources, will begin in New Hampshire waters on May 1, working its way east to finish up about June 2nd near Cutler/Lubec. We will … Continue reading
Maine Fishermen’s Forum Recap: NOAA Leadership
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officials met the public during an afternoon session at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in March. Michael Pentony, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) administrator, Jon Hare, science and research … Continue reading
Guest Column: 100% reporting now in place for all Maine lobstermen
As we start the new year, I wanted to send a reminder that 2023 marks the transition to mandatory 100% electronic harvester reporting for all commercial lobster license holders (including student license holders). DMR has … Continue reading
In the News – September 2022
BOEM Takes First Step in Gulf Wind Leases In August the Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the offshore … Continue reading