Lobsters

News 11/23/21, 20:21

Octopuses, crabs, and lobsters are creatures with the "exceptional" ability of "feeling" both pain and hardship, according to the review conducted by the U.K. government. Their "talents" have made the species be classified as one among sentient beings under protection according to new animal welfare laws, as CNN reported. How should these ...

Inspired Stories 06/12/21, 15:38

Michael Packard, 56, had been a commercial lobster diver in Provincetown, Massachusetts, for 40 years and was frequently going lobster diving off the shore of Cape Cod. Last Friday morning when he felt a big bump, and everything went dark, according to him. After the incident, Packard told WBZ-TV as he ...

U.S. 05/25/19, 10:15

Fishermen already dealing with a dramatic reduction in the amount of a key bait fish they are allowed to harvest will likely face an additional cut next year that could drive up the price of lobster for consumers.Regulators on the East Coast are contending with a drop in the population ...

Business 04/29/19, 15:28

Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale.A team organized by the federal government recommended last week that the number of vertical trap lines in the water be reduced by ...

Business 03/31/19, 10:41

The boom times for the U.S. lobster industry are imperiled this year because of a shortage of a little fish that has been luring the crustaceans into traps for hundreds of years.Members of the lobster business fear a looming bait crisis could disrupt the industry during a time when lobsters ...

California 10/01/18, 20:40

The mother of a 13-year-old boy who suffered a large shark bite while lobster fishing in California said Monday that it's a miracle her son survived.Keane Webre-Hayes ate a cup of noodles and a doughnut and is talking and alert, said his mother, Ellie Hayes. He is eager to resume ...