Maine’s lobster industry is experiencing other fisheries aren’t, an increase in lobsters landings! Considering the dismal shape of other fish stock this is surprising and good news, especially for those in the Maine area. With more demand for their supplies, lobstermen and women have been better off financially. For example, Mr. Day and his wife have now been able to go purchase their own house. Many believe that some of their success is attributed to a common respect of written and unwritten of the seas. Also, new lobstermen aren’t all that welcome. The real reason that lobster landings are in such an upward swing is unknown though. Many people theorize and speculate, but it’s being dubbed as a “scientific mystery”. While some are pessimistic about the future of the lobster industry, many of the lobstermen themselves seem to be unbothered. They believe that there will always be a future in catching lobsters and instead of trying to figure out how maintain lobster levels, let nature take its course. 1. The catch of lobster has increased in Maine over the past 15 years. 2. . 3. Shorts are lobsters that are too small to catch. 4. Eggers are pregnant female lobsters. 5. Females carrying eggs are marked with a V-shaped notch on their tales because it allows other fishermen to know she has kids on deck and needs to be thrown back into the ocean. 6. Oversized lobsters are thrown back because they’re considered great breeders. 7. Lobstermen don’t on follow the rules set up for them, but they follow unspoken rules as well. New people are a rarity which causes strong bonds between lobstermen and women. 8. Some people believe that effective farming has contributed to the boom in lobsters. Other theories state that the oceanography has made it more suitable for lobster breeding. 9. To keep a booming lobster industry, there’s been talk about tightening regulations. 10. I wouldn’t become a lobsterman. Being on the water that often doesn’t appeal to me and I would like a job that pays more doing less work.