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Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing
Lobster stock off Maine and Massachusetts has dropped 34% since 2018, prompting regulators to consider restrictions amid environmental and market challenges.
- A new report states that the American lobster population has declined by 34% since 2018 in its key fishing grounds off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing.
- Lobsters are among America's most lucrative seafood species, worth over $700 million at the docks in 2022, but have shown rapid declines in recent years.
- The assessment found the decline and overfishing occurring mainly off Maine and Massachusetts where most lobster fishing takes place, while the southern New England stock remains depleted.
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