Management themes covered here
- Size protection for juveniles and large breeders
- Trap effort controls and owner-operator safeguards
- Gear rules that reduce ghost fishing and whale entanglement risk
Fishery Management
A model for the world. Discover the regulations and methods that make the American Lobster fishery a success story.
The lobster fishery is often cited as a conservation success because its rules do more than limit harvest. They protect breeders, constrain trap effort, require escape and biodegradation features, and increasingly respond to right-whale entanglement risk.
Rules & Regulations
From the "V-notch" protecting mother lobsters to the strict owner-operator laws. The legal framework of conservation.
Learn the RulesGear & Methods
Smart traps, escape vents, and biodegradable panels. How technology minimizes bycatch and protects the ecosystem.
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