Legal Hauling Times for the Maine Lobster Fishery
DMR Press Release
The Weekends Closed Periods are date specific and not about the Memorial Day Holiday or the Labor Day Holiday. Lobster fishing is permissible on Sundays from September 1st until
May 31st, both days inclusive.
On April 28, 2017, LD 14 – “An Act To Extend the Legal Hours for Harvesting Lobster” was signed into law. This new law allows a 4:00 am start time statewide for the month of October in both state and federal waters.