Maine’s lobster catch dropped for the 4th straight year

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 6, 2026

Maine lobstermen saw their haul fall again in 2025 according to new data that the Maine Department of Marine Resources released Friday morning. Lobstermen hauled about 78.8 million pounds of the crustacean to the docks last year, down from 110.7 million in 2021. The catch has fallen each year since 2021.