Jamieson Alcorn @badneighbor.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Some time ago, they recognized that if they kept harvesting at the rate they were going, they’d fish up all of the lobsters in the area. Ecological disasters aside, they’d also destroy their own livelihood. 111
Jamieson Alcorn @badneighbor.bsky.social · 30/11/2025So while it wasn’t entirely for altruistic or environmental reasons, they got together to save their industry by foregoing short-term profit in favor of long-term sustainability. Strict size limits were imposed, as well as other rules such as throwing back females with eggs. 111
Jamieson Alcorn @badneighbor.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Lobstering is still a tough business and the waters of coastal Maine are far from saved, but the fact that there’s still a lobster industry there at all is a success. Other factors beyond the lobstering community’s control (like global warming) make it an ongoing battle with no end in sight. 111
