Legal sizes for lobsters trapped off New England could change to protect the population
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The commission said it’s considering the changes because of a worrisome lack of baby lobsters growing off New England.
Max Oliver moves a lobster to the banding table aboard his boat while fishing off Spruce Head, Maine, on Aug. 31, 2021. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File
By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
February 6, 2023 | 3:01PM
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country.
Fishers are required…