lobster fishing
Hauling baited traps
Lobster fishing is the commercial or recreational harvesting of lobsters, typically using baited traps lowered to the sea floor.
The practice is especially associated with coastal New England and Atlantic Canada, where it supports major industries: His family has been in lobster fishing for generations.
The work is seasonal, physically demanding, and governed by strict regulations on trap limits and minimum catch sizes.
- lobsteringHarvesting marine crustaceans commercially
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- seafood marketStore selling marine fare
- baitLure for prey
- catch limitMaximum legal harvest
rubber bands · licensing requirements · crustaceans · Nova Scotia · conservation zones · winch · buoy · commercial fisheries · seasonal restrictions · rope · early morning · salt spray · Atlantic Ocean · seaweed beds · nets · pots · sustainable practices · traps
- Atlantic CanadaNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Acadians, Bay of Fundy
- MaineAcadia National Park, Acadia, Kennebunkport, Augusta, Bangor
- Maine Historystatehood, Augusta, Portland, Bangor, Brunswick
- UK fishingcod, haddock, herring, mackerel, plaice
- AcadiaAcadians, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, deportees
- Lobsterlangoustine, langosta
lobster fishingcrabbing
Pursuit of crabs
shrimping · tuna fishing · salmon fishing · cod fishing · crab fishing
lobster fishingfarming
Cultivating land for food
agriculture · cattle ranching · crop cultivation · animal husbandry · hunting