Q: How long have lobsters been caught as bycatch in New England?

A: There has always been lobster bycatch in the groundfish fishery. 

Q: What other Northeast states allow lobster to be landed as bycatch?

A: All of them.  Use the table below to view state-by-state regulations.  Each link will open a new browser window to the state's actual online regulations; scroll to the referenced section to read the state's law.

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New Hampshire Page 24
Massachusetts Section 6.26
Rhode Island Page 31
Connecticut Page 12
New York Section 7
New Jersey Page 3