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	Lobster fishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lobster fishing is the commercial or recreational harvesting of marine Lobsters or Spiny lobsters.
		In southern California, lobster fishing for California spiny lobster is lucrative due to a huge market demand for lobster.
		Recreational lobster fishers in California must abide by a legal catch limit of seven lobsters per day and a minimal catch size of 3 1/4 inch long body measured from the eye socket to the edge of the carapice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lobster_fishing (393 words)

	The Fishery Then & Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In fact, lobsters were so cheap and bountiful on the Island, surplus lobsters were sometimes spread on fields as fertilizer by early farming settlers.
		Lobster fishing was a viable investment for Islanders during the 1800's.
		By the turn of the century, the lobster boom on Prince Edward Island was on the decline.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /peifisheries/history/Lobster.asp (547 words)

	lobster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Two centuries ago lobsters were so plentiful along the Northeast coast that after big storms the shorelines would be piled a foot deep with their carcasses.
		The northern lobster, Homarus americanus, occurs along the coast from southern Labrador to Cape Hatteras, with the greatest concentration in the Northeast.
		Fish bait attracts the lobster to crawl in mesh entrances on the end or the sides of the trap.
	www.sport-fish-info.com /lobster.html (800 words)

	Lobster Fishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		We fish lobster during the months of May and June (May 1st to June 30th)… that is the lobster fishing season for this area of Nova Scotia (Zone 5A).
		Usually it is the first working day for the lobster boats (and crew) in the water since the previous year and the most taxing because of the heavy load and the miles of rope coiled on the deck.
		The lobster pound is the “buyer’s” holding and storage facility where they keep the lobster alive in tanks of water pumped into their facility from the sea.
	kadimae.tripod.com /lobsterfishing.htm (1367 words)

	Burnt Church News-09/26/00-National Post
		In southern New Brunswick, for example, lobster fishing is legal only in the fall; in northern New Brunswick, where the Burnt Church natives have been defying Mr.
		Lobster is legally fished somewhere in Atlantic Canada at almost any time of the year.
		In 1990, the government allowed Burnt Church 2,250 off-season lobster traps in what is called a non-commercial "food fishery." In 1996, to leave more lobsters for white fishermen, it reduced their number of off-season traps to 1,500.
	www.rism.org /isg/dlp/bc/news/bc_np_20000926_2.htm (843 words)

	Lobstering History
		In colonial times, lobsters were considered "poverty food." They were harvested from tidal pools and served to children, to prisoners, and to indentured servants, who exchanged their passage to America for seven years of service to their sponsors.
		The minimum size for legal lobsters was increased in 1988 after scientists persuaded the lobstermen that at the size lobsters were being harvested, 90% of all lobsters were being captured before they'd had a chance to reproduce even once.
		All the lobster boats lobster throughout the worst weather and highest lobster prices of the year, generally from December through May. Lobstermen on the island feel that their limited fishing season gives the lobster population a break from being fished during the summer when molting and breeding are at their peak.
	octopus.gma.org /lobsters/allaboutlobsters/lobsterhistory.html (1530 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Environmentalists are hailing the ban on Hawaiian lobster fishing as a victory for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
		Lobster is a nutritional food for monk seals, the most endangered marine mammals that live solely in U.S. waters.
		The agency reopened the lobster fishing in 1994 with an initial quota of 200,000 lobsters.
	starbulletin.com /2000/06/22/news/story3.html (1400 words)

	NY-CTSG: LI Sound Lobster Initiative
		Lobsters have been experiencing unprecedented outbreaks of disease that have resulted in massive mortalities, particularly in the Sound's western basin.
		Lobsters are the most economically important marine species harvested in New York, while in Connecticut, lobsters are second only to bivalve shellfish.
		Lobsters continue to be harvested from Long Island Sound in reduced numbers, mainly from central and eastern areas, but officials still don't know what caused the die-off.
	www.seagrant.sunysb.edu /LILobsters (965 words)

	SeaFIC - Rock Lobster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Spiny rock lobsters are carnivorous and live in and around reefs in depths ranging from 5 to 275 metres.
		The fishery is also controlled by size restrictions: for a lobster to be of legal size, the width between the primary spines on the second segment of the tail must be greater than 54mm for a male lobster and 60mm for a female.
		Rock lobster flesh is firm with a sweet medium and rich taste, and retains its shape in most styles of cooking.
	www.seafood.co.nz /business/fishaqua/species/rocklob.asp (219 words)

	LOBSTER FISHING GEAR IMPROVEMENT IN TALAUD, NORTH SULAWESI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		These fishing have aweakness because the quality is low (lobster in bad and death condition), numbers of catch are small, environmental friendly and harmful for fishermen.
		The new design of lobster fishing gear based on : no difference with old design (Fig 1), but longer than old design and hanging ratio is different; no destructive to coral reef as habitat of lobster; no destructive and lobster in live condition; to increase numbers of catch; size of lobster which caught after reproduction.
		Lobster is easy to release from gillnet without to damage their antennule or carapace or still live.
	www.tokyo-u-fish.ac.jp /home/sokjin/mandey.html (374 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Maine / Lobster shell disease spreading, but cause remains elusive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		More lobsters are contracting shell disease, and the problem has spread from southern New England waters all the way to Maine, scientists said Wednesday at a symposium analyzing a phenomenon that has mysteriously afflicted the industry in recent years.
		The lobster tries to fight it off by either molting or generating new, shell-like layers, she said.
		In 1999, the lobster industry in Rhode Island generated $30 million and employed 425 fisherman, according to Mark Gibson, the head of the marine fisheries section in the Division of Fish and Wildlife at the state Department of Environmental Management.
	www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2005/02/16/lobster_shell_disease_spreading_but_cause_remains_elusive (638 words)

	Pacific Island spiny lobster fisheries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lobster recruitment, at least in Hawaii, also appears to be affected by long-term climatic cycles, and total allowable catches may have to changed from year to year to maintain a sustainable fishery.
		Lobster fisheries have declined markedly in New Zealand, and the Hawaiian spiny lobster fishery is the subject of increasing restrictions in an effort to restore productivity (Figure 1).
		Zann, L.P. A preliminary investigation of the biology and fisheries of the spiny lobsters (Palinuridae) in the Kingdom of Tonga.
	www.spc.org.nc /coastfish/reports/IFRP/Lobster/Pacisl.htm (2973 words)

	Useful Lobster Fishing Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lobster fishing on the west coast of Sweden.
		The lobster fishing season begins the first Monday after the third Sunday in September every year and continues until...
		The Ibisworld Rock Lobster Fishing in Australia report is an in depth study containing statistics, trends, forecasts and competitor information.
	www.greatfooddirectory.com /gourmet/G-L/lobster-fishing.html (351 words)

	American Lobster Fishery Regulations
		Fishing trip or trip means a period of time during which fishing is conducted, beginning when the vessel leaves port and ending when the vessel returns to port.
		Lobster day-at-sea with respect to the American lobster fishery means each 24-hour period of time during which a fishing vessel is absent from port in which the vessel intends to fish for, possess, or land, or fishes for, possesses, or lands American lobster.
		Red crab fishing gear, fished deeper than 200 fathoms (365.8 m), is gear deemed not to be a trap for the purpose of this part, and is not subject to the provisions of this part.
	www.nero.noaa.gov /ro/doc/2000lobreg.htm (9702 words)

	The Lobsterman's Page
		The lobster is of legal size if the shell of the thorax will not fit between the jaws of the device as measured from behind the eye.
		This site is dedicated to those individuals who make their living from the harvest of lobster (Homarus americanus) in the waters of the northeastern seaboard of the United States - the independent lobsterman.
		This site is not about how to buy or cook lobster, rather it is about the animal, its behavior, how it is harvested, and a way of life for those individuals who rely on them for a living.
	www.crewdog.net /lobsterpage (288 words)

	Lobster Lines
		Lobster fishing territories are an integral part of a culture of conservation that has helped the industry in Maine to maintain high harvests, even as other fisheries from New England to Asia experience sharp declines and government closures.
		In 1995, the state legislature established regional lobster zones – one of the first efforts in the world to allow fishermen to exercise meaningful responsibility for the rules that govern a commercial fishery.
		Historically, Acheson says, Maine lobster fishermen have operated harbor by harbor through a close-knit social network, known locally as “harbor gangs.” Lobstermen also speak of “a gang of traps” in reference to all the traps that a single fisherman may have in the water at one time.
	www.umainetoday.umaine.edu /Issues/v3i4/lobster.html (1720 words)

	Lobster landings and fishing pressure
		The “Ask the Lobster Doc” column in last month’s CFN (August 2004), discussed the magnitude of lobster landings by Maine counties from 1964-2003.
		Fishing pressure is a measure of the amount of fishing.
		Fishing effort is defined as the total amount of fishing gear in use for a specified period of time.
	lobsters.org /ldoc/ldocpage.php?did=460 (663 words)

	Crab lobster fishing hoop net rigged with built in bait holder at bottom ring of net. Great for catching crab and ...
		Crab or Lobster fishing hoop nets for the piers or boats wherever it is permitted in your area.
		Fishing for Crab and Lobster on the local piers jetties or boats can be a lot of fun but make sure you are allowed to do this in your area before getting yourself in a bind with the local Fish and Game department.
		Now I typically leave the fishing to my sons who have taught me that if you check your crab or lobster fishing traps every 30 minutes or so versus every few hours you are more likely to find your traps still have some bait in them.
	www.2catchbass.com /store/info.php/id/682 (399 words)

	Rules aim to protect local lobster stocks: 12/ 20/ 2003
		But hard quotas are currently impossible to implement with lobsters because the technology isn't in place to count the lobsters quickly enough.
		Marchetti said the lobster population will get a major boost from an increase in the minimum size of lobsters fishermen can keep, from a "gauge size" of 33/8 inches to 3½ inches, starting in 2005.
		Gauge size is the distance between the rear of a lobster's eye socket to the rear of its body shell.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/12-03/12-20-03/a03sr872.htm (575 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Mid Wales \| Lobster pot sabotage inquiry
		A police spokeswoman confirmed that they were investigating a complaint that lobsters were taken from pots and then some of the pots are being damaged.
		Lobster fishing off the mid Wales coast at one time was big business.
		It was common for pots to contain 10 lobsters, but since the influx of extra boats the ratio has reduced to about one lobster every three pots, Mr Evans said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/wales/mid/3834055.stm (446 words)

	The American Lobster: History of Lobster Fishing & Processing
		Long ago, lobsters were so plentiful that they often were found on the beach at low tide, and would wash up on shore in large storms.
		As the years progressed and the lobster fishing industry changed, the crude and wasteful means of processing lobster in the past were replaced with more sanitary and efficient ways.
		Most lobster traps today are made of metal or a combination of wood and metal and are manufactured in a factory.
	www.parl.ns.ca /lobster/history.htm (2111 words)

	WWF \| Oceans \| Conservation Results \| Sustainable Lobster Fishing
		The federation of fishing cooperatives (FEDECOOP) on the Pacific coast of Mexico is the first community fishery from a developing country to pass the MSC's rigorous, independent sustainability review.
		The certification is the result of a collaborative effort by WWF, COBI (a local non-governmental organization), Mexican authorities, and fishery communities, including nine fishing cooperatives in central Baja California.
		Worldwide, the United Nations estimates that 60 percent of the most valuable commercial fisheries are currently overfished, or fished to the limit.
	www.worldwildlife.org /oceans/results_lobster.cfm (387 words)

	News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		All lobster traps will be required to have a biodegradable panel with a minimum opening of 89 mm by 148 mm (3 ½ inches by 5 7/8 inches).
		DFO will continue to cooperate closely with the lobster fishing industry on studying the durability of different materials used in the construction of biodegradable panels.
		Consultations will continue to be held this year with the lobster fishing industry to discuss the recommendations by the Fisheries Resource Conservative Council (FRCC) in its report presented last November to DFO entitled A Conservation Framework for Atlantic Lobster.
	www.mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /communications/maritimes/news96e/m96018.htm (263 words)

	25.96 Lobster Apprentice Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The program is completed upon presentation to the Commissioner of acceptable validated log sheets documenting at least the minimum of 200 fishing days, with 5 hours or more per calendar day, during a minimum of 24 months.
		A fishing day is defined as 5 hours or more per calendar day of lobster fishing related activity.
		Practical lobster fishing experience will only be credited through the apprentice program as described in Chapter 25.96(B).
	www.state.me.us /dmr/bmp/lawindex/25.96.htm (614 words)

	The American Lobster: Fishing on the North Shore
		Lobster Fishing Area 26A, which covers Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester, and a small part of Cumberland County, is one of the five designated areas making up the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence district.
		Home to five Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs), the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence is one of the many large districts in the Maritimes that has a thriving lobster industry.
		For a lobster to be legal it also cannot be carrying eggs, and it must have a 'pristine' flipper to the right of the center flipper, showing no V-notch, grooves or indents of any kind.
	www.parl.ns.ca /lobster/northshore.htm (1228 words)

	DPIWE - Rock Lobster Fishing
		Rock lobster that are not kept should be released carefully in the area from which they were taken and not over a sandy bottom.
		If you are fishing from a boat, the tail fan should be marked within 5 minutes of the lobster being brought to the boat and before landing to shore.
		If you are fishing from the shore, lobster should be marked within 5 minutes of landing and within 50 metres of the place where you are fishing.
	www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/ALIR-4YG496?open (718 words)

	Lobster season extended (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, this week confirmed that the rock lobster season is being extended untill 21 May 2001.
		Bad weather has rocked the crayfish industry this year, and many companies have not been able to fulfil their quotas, according to Mr Jan Pretorious of Seaflower Lobster Corporation and secretary of the Lobster Fishing Association in Lüderitz.
		According to Mr Pretorious, " the lobster is there," in sufficient numbers but the problem, this year, has been with the weather.
	www.economist.com.na /2001/270401/story11.htm (259 words)

	Regulations Guide for Spiny Lobster Fishing in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
		Fishing in the U.S. Caribbean EEZ, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
		Lobsters must remain whole for landing at shoreside.
		Berried female lobsters may be kept in pots or traps until the eggs are shed.
	www.caribbeanfmc.com /slobster.htm (193 words)

	Crab and Lobster Catchers for Crabbing - Not Crab Traps - Great for Dungeness Crab, Blue Crab, Box Crab, Stone Crab, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Crab and lobster fishing is a great time for the whole family.
		Crab traps and lobster traps may be harmful on the crab or lobster if not used properly, left unattended or lost.
		Crab fishing and lobster fishing are a way of life around the world.
	www.crabhawk.com (676 words)

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