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
SaveMaineLobstermen Success a Result of Collective Efforts
What a difference a few years can make. Just two years ago, in November 2021, MLA board and staff members gathered on the Portland waterfront to officially announce our #SaveMaineLobstermen campaign. Patrice McCarron and Kristan … Continue reading
Fishing Associations Support Harpswell Student’s Community Project
Jessica Walker, a Harpswell resident and Mt. Ararat High School student, as well as a member of the National Honor Society and the daughter of a fisherman, organized an October 15, 2023, fundraiser for the … 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
Summer Events Keep Rolling Along for #SaveMaineLobstermen
If there is one consistent theme to this summer’s Save Maine Lobstermen fundraisers it is joyous fun in miserable weather! Our latest “All Hands on Deck” fundraiser took place on Sunday, July 16 in a … 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
Maine Seafood Fans Head to Boston
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association once again returned to Seafood Expo North America, formerly known as the Boston Seafood Show, in March with a busload of seafood enthusiasts. The day-long trip on March 13, co-sponsored by … Continue reading
MLA Announces $10 Million Campaign To Save Maine Lobstermen
By MLA Staff On November 16, the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) announced the launch of a three-year, $10 million fundraising campaign to fight new federal regulations that threaten the future of the Maine lobster industry. The campaign … Continue reading
Maine Lobstermen’s Association Raises Concern Over Fishery’s Future And Need For Better Data In Whale Rules
“The MLA will not let over-reaching regulations based on inaccurate data erase the Maine lobster fishery and our fishing heritage,” said Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA), in response to two … Continue reading