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Sargent’s Custom Boats built the Miss Lindsay, a 33-foot fiberglass lobster boat. Sargent's Custom Boats photo.

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Two new lobster boats from Maine custom builder

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The Fish Workers Mural on the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce building is among public arts works that pay homage to Gloucester’s fishing heritage. Caroline Losneck photo.

In Gloucester, fishing traditions inform art, culture, and tourism

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A lobsterman unloads in Gloucester harbor in July 2023. Caroline Losneck photo.

Four centuries and surviving

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Photo by Jeana Bala on Unsplash

Builder of hybrid lobster boat upbeat about prospects

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Happy National Lobster Day graphic — Graphic by the MLMC for National Lobster Day

Maine celebrates National Lobster Day

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The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking public comments on its plan to expand the Massachusetts Restricted Area to include the previously exempted 'wedge' between state and federal waters. NMFS graphic.

NMFS plans to end ‘Massachusetts Wedge’ exemption for trap gear

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Photo of a steamed lobster on a paper plate. — Photo by Daniel Norris on Unsplash

Lobster apprenticeship program aims to diversify waterfront

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Large lobster off from the Gulf of Maine held by Mike Packard of the F/V J&J. Photo Courtesty of Mike Packard

Lobster fishermen facing hypoxia in Gulf of Maine waters

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