I know what you’re thinking: “I can’t take it anymore! Whale rules, offshore wind farms, trackers, gauge increases — just leave us alone!” It’s exhausting to think about and you want to tune it all … Continue reading
MLA Legal Win Sets Precedent for ESA
In June the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled overwhelmingly in favor of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) in its appeal of a 2022 lower court ruling in Maine Lobstermen’s Association v. … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead | October 2023
The lobster industry has endured its share of hardships and obstacles over the past decade. We’ve been hit by never-ending gear modifications, low lobster prices and high expenses, mandatory reporting, and coming soon, vessel trackers … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead | September 2023
First published in Landings, September 2023 The summer fog lifted (for most of us) and Maine’s coast is once again showing off its beauty. It’s hard not to notice! It’s why you call the coast … Continue reading
Maine’s Lobstermen, Businesses Breathe a Sigh of Relief
In 2021, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) took a drastic step. The board of directors voted to sue the federal government, specifically the National Marine Fisheries Service, for its ill-founded and deeply flawed Biological Opinion … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead | August 2023
First published in Landings, August 2023 Everyone in the lobster industry should remember the date of June 16 with pride. It is the day that the lobster industry earned a historic victory when a panel … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead | July 2023
First published in Landings, July 2023 The MLA won its appeal in its lawsuit against NMFS! This is a massive and historic victory for all of us and I cannot express to you how much … Continue reading
MLA Earns Historic Win for Maine’s Lobster Industry
It has been an exhausting, expensive fight yet in the end, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) prevailed. On June 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 3-0 in favor of the … Continue reading
Steaming Ahead – June 2023
It’s been about a minute. That is how long I have been on the MLA team. In fact, I’ve been here three months but when you consider the seven-decade timeline of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, … Continue reading
In the News- June 2023
P.E.I. North Shore Lobster Fishery Closed for Right Whales Lobstermen along Prince Edward Island’s northern shore had to remove gear from the water just three weeks into a two-month season due to a right whale … Continue reading