The population dip in young lobsters comes faster than fisheries managers anticipated and will eventually trigger changes for fishermen to preserve the spawning stock.
Recent assessments show that the population of young lobsters in the Gulf of Maine has dropped, on average, by nearly 40% over a three-year period.
New trawl and trap survey data show that the population has met that threshold, dropping 39%, which Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Pat Keliher said comes as a bit of a surprise. The minimum and maximum catch sizes for lobster in certain parts of the Gulf of Maine will change gradually by fractions of an inch starting in January 2025. Additional changes will be implemented in 2027 and 2028.
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