PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 29, 2025
After years of feeling overlooked, Maine lobstermen will get the opportunity to inform government data in a state-run survey addressing their views on the future of the fishery. The Lobster Advisory Council approved the move at a meeting Tuesday based on a proposal from the Department of Marine Resources, which wants to complete the survey as soon as possible. This is the first survey the department has conducted in 17 years. This time, lobstermen will answer questions about what they see out on the water, their opinions on potential regulations, what they want the fishery to look like in 10 years, and what needs to be done to reach that point.