By Will Tuell

Lobster fishermen up and down the coast battling to stay afloat got a boost last week as the fishery’s interstate governing body known as the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission or ASMFC took the first steps of delaying a planned phase-in of gauge size changes set to take effect in January, until July 2025. Regulators also voted to hold Canadian importers of lobster to the same standards, giving American fishermen an equal footing in selling their catch.