January 9, 2025 — A public hearing will be held on Thursday in Augusta about new regulations for lobstermen that would increase the minimum lobster size they can harvest.
The lobster industry is an economic driver in the state and some Maine lobstermen worry the industry will sink with new regulations that would change the minimum size of a lobster harvested by fractions of an inch, from 3 and 1/4 inches to 3 and 5/16 inches.
The rule is set to go into effect on July 1.