As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on a year defined by rapid changes, hard work, and the extraordinary resilience of Maine’s lobstering community. With a new administration in Washington, the policy landscape shifted dramatically, bringing new opportunities, new challenges, and a renewed urgency to stay engaged. Through it all, the MLA stood with you, working every day to protect the fishery and the livelihoods of the families who depend on it. M. Flemming photo. Without a...

This lobster season is shaping up to be a stressful one. We may be facing the dreaded double whammy – slow landings and sluggish prices....

Fishermen are stubborn people. These days it seems fewer and fewer see the world the same way. As the political landscape has become more...