The Lobster Institute’s 20th U.S. – Canada Lobster Town Meeting will be held January 29 and 30, 2025 at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Registration is open exclusively to commercial fishermen until October 20, after which registration will open to the public. Thanks to the Klaus Sonnenberg Travel Fund, the Lobster Institute is able to offer a limited number of free registrations for commercial fishermen. Otherwise, the $75 fee includes conference materials and breakfast and lunch. Atlantic Oceanside offers a room rate of $135/night, which includes parking and access to all hotel amenities. A complete program will be available in November. Preliminary agenda items include:
Industry Sector Updates
Ecosystem change - What is going on in the ocean?
Comparing assessment and management approaches in Canada and the US and how they relate to proposed US gauge increase changes on July 1, 2025.
Market impacts of the gauge increase: short and long-term
New this year is the addition of a welcome banquet on Tuesday, January 28, and a banquet dinner on Wednesday, January 29, to allow more time for informal conversations and socializing with our cross-border attendees. For sponsors wishing to share their materials, we will again offer exhibition booths in the primary venue.
For more details on registering and reserving lodging, please visit the Lobster Institute’s events page or call 581-1443.