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
DMR notifies lobstermen to report in 2013
First published in Landings, January, 2013. The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) mailed letters in December to lobster harvesters who were selected to report in 2013. Regulation passed in 2007 requires 10% of all … Continue reading
Minority of lobstermen bring in majority of catch
First published in the MLA newsletter, May, 2011. “We sell ourselves short on how significant this fishery is,” said Department of Marine Resources (DMR) lobster biologist Carl Wilson, referring to Maine’s lobster fishery. “It’s huge.” … Continue reading
Mandatory reporting: What we’ve learned
First published in the MLA Newsletter, May, 2011. “We sell ourselves short on how significant this fishery is,” said Department of Marine Resources (DMR) lobster biologist Carl Wilson, referring to Maine’s lobster fishery. “It’s huge.” … Continue reading