Survey Summary
The Division of Marine Fisheries surveyed the commercial lobster trap industry in September 2025 regarding their perception of the lobster population health and the lobster fishing industry’s future. Similar surveys were conducted in multiple New England states, and the results will be used to inform potential future regional management actions. More information about Maine’s survey results can be found on the Maine Department of Marine Resources website.
You can use the dashboard to view the Massachusetts lobster industry survey results. If you have trouble using the dashboard, please review the instructions found below.
Please note that responses from those surveys indicating the respondent has never fished traps were excluded on all pages other than Demographics.
Instructions
- Use the Page Navigation buttons to move between different dashboard pages. Each page displays different topics covered by the survey.
- If available, use the filters to further investigate data by Lobster Management Area or Federal Permit Status. You can clear filters by selecting them again or selecting the ‘Reset Filters’ button.
- Selecting a part of a visualization will display the results filtered to just your selection.
- The data from each visualization is also available as a table. Tables can be found by selecting the ‘View Data as Tables’ button on each page.