Rogue wave hits Canadian lobster industry as U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size

The U.S. increase was automatically triggered by surveys in the Gulf of Maine, including ones showing a continued decline in the abundance of young lobster. The measure was made to allow lobster more time to mature and reproduce.

Rogue wave hits Canadian lobster industry as U.S. moves to increase minimum legal size
A lobster sits on a bench.

The U.S. increase was automatically triggered by surveys in the Gulf of Maine, including ones showing a continued decline in the abundance of young lobster. The measure was made to allow lobster more time to mature and reproduce.