The U.S. government can continue requiring America's lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices to collect data ...

An appeals court has ruled tracking lobster vessels for the purpose of conservation and sustainability is legal.

An appeals panel found GPS monitoring of boats, implemented as part of the state's fishing management plan, is a reasonable ...

Willis Spear stands in the backyard of his Yarmouth, Maine home. Behind him are dozens of yellow and green lobster traps. Spear, 67, spends most of the winter preparing these traps to be deployed in ...

Some lobstermen have argued that the constant GPS monitoring violated their Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound tiny — could be the ...

Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were unnecessary and ...

PORTLAND, Maine – Fishing industry regulators have decided to scrap stricter new lobster fishing standards off New England in the wake of months of protest from lobster fishermen that the rules were ...

Whether fueled by fear of impending right whale protections or concerns over reports of dwindling numbers of young lobsters, the industry churn that once sent fishermen racing offshore has begun to ...