Maine is the largest lobster-producing state in the U.S. Some of the gear used to catch the crustaceans poses an entanglement risk to the endangered North American right whale population. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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The steel used to build lobster traps like these, stacked up outside a fish market on Martha's Vineyard, is getting pricier, thanks to new tariffs. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Got Lobster? Trump's Steel Tariffs Threaten Trap Industry
North Atlantic right whales are at risk of extinction because they often become ensnared in ropes used to guide lobster traps along the Northeastern U.S. and Canadian coastline. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Maine's lobster fleet has a growing number of women who, like Sadie Samuels, are running their own boats, and busting stereotypes along the way. Murray Carpenter for NPR hide caption
More Women Move Into Maine's Rough And Risky World Of Lobstering
Unseasonable warm weather has made for a longer lobstering season for fishermen in Maine. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption