FILE - Biologist Paul Rudell pulls a derelict crab pot aboard, June 12, 2014, in Port Townsend, Wash. The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned traps for ...

The Maine Technology Institute awarded more than $250,000 in 24 seed grants to Maine technology companies last week. The Maine Technology Institute awarded more than $250,000 in 24 seed grants to ...

MONHEGAN ISLAND, Maine (Reuters) - An emerging technology to fish for lobsters virtually ropeless to prevent whale entanglements is exciting conservationists, but getting a frigid reception from ...

NORTHBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation celebrates National Lobster Day, Riverdale Mills marks a major milestone: 45 years of manufacturing excellence and industry leadership.

"Without them, we’d pretty much be flying blind," one official said of the fishermen helping to remove lobster traps.

Volunteers are putting the finishing touches on a 40-foot lobster trap tree at the Stonington docks as the shoreline holiday ...

The massive cleanup and recovery operation to find the thousands of traps lost during post-tropical storm Fiona in September has only turned up a small number so far. The Maritime Fishermen's Union is ...