PORTLAND, Maine — Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the ...

Fishermen argue that proposed rules to protect rare whales are so strict they could put them out of business. Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce ...

Gerry Cushman has seen Maine's iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the biggest one yet.

A lobster rears its claws after being caught off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) A federal judge has ruled that new lobster fishing restrictions designed to conserve rare ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans. The industry is based mostly in Maine, where ...

A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules went ...