Citing threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale, federal officials are invoking an emergency rule to ban lobster and crab trap and pot fishermen from working in a vast area of ...

The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce is bringing the famous Lobster Trap Tree back to Stonington for the second year, promising a "bigger" and "better" display. "Last year, the tree was 360 traps ...

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Mainers have developed quite a knack for building huge Yuletide trees — out of lobster traps, of course. Fishing towns from Kittery to Cutler were humbled when Gloucester, Massachusetts, pioneered the ...

Christmas carols were sung, hot chocolate and cookies were served, there was a visit from Santa Claus and Lucy the Lobster, ...

FRIENDSHIP Add rising lobster trap prices to the growing list of difficulties facing Maine’s lobster industry. Some trap makers had already increased their prices in the spring to cover the rising ...

In late 2020, standing in a lobsterman’s living room in southern New Brunswick, journalist Greg Mercer found himself writing from within a maelstrom. Outside, a vicious storm – powerful enough to ...

A crowd gathered Saturday for the 2nd Annual Stonington Lobster Trap Tree lighting ceremony at the Stonington Town Dock. The event was presented by the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce. The new ...

It’s one of the most unique holiday celebrations you’ll ever see. Stonington’s 5th Annual Lobster Trap Tree Celebration officially kicked off on Saturday. The main attraction is hundreds of traps and ...

June 15 is National Lobster Day. It’s like Christmas for lobster lovers. Not so much for the lobsters, but let’s be positive, and I’m positive you’re gonna love these lobster options — or, as I call ...