The U.S. government can continue requiring America's lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data ...

An appeals panel found GPS monitoring of boats, implemented as part of the state's fishing management plan, is a reasonable ...

An appeals court has ruled tracking lobster vessels for the purpose of conservation and sustainability is legal.

You win some, you lose some. In the case of five Maine lobstermen suing the US state over electronic boat tracking requirements, it was a sobering loss as federal judge John Woodcock for the US ...

A decision affecting Maine's lobster fishery was just handed down. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that ...

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Federal regulators have been electronically tracking commercial lobster boats for a couple of years. It's a practice that was ...

On a sweltering day in early July, the navy-blue and white Sea Smoke — a 32-foot Holland lobster boat — pulls into Portland Harbor with a crew of young lobstermen and women hauling freshly caught ...

This town features an incredible holiday celebration, complete with Santa arriving on a lobster boat, parades, decorations, ...

Leaders in the lobster industry want the general public to know that the fishery is not only a critical piece of state and local economies, but also a meaningful culture for anyone who thinks about ...