Ever wondered how lobsters are caught or what it's like to be a lobster fisherman? This presentation offers a brief journey into a day in the life of a Maine lobster fisherman. I'd love to hear what you think. Enjoy! And if you want to know more, my newly published book, called How To Catch A Lobster In Down East Maine, is available on Amazon!

1. How to catch
a lobster

2. Hi
My name’s Christina

3. That’s me
Hi
My name’s Christina

4. I come
from Maine

5. And within
Maine…

6. from a small
fishing village

7. called Cutler.

8. that’s
Cutler
called Cutler.

9. And in Cutler

10. most folks are
lobster fishermen.

11. most folks are
lobster fishermen.
Including…

12. My Father
most folks are
lobster fishermen.
Including…

13. and My Brother
My Father
most folks are
lobster fishermen.
Including…

14. And they’re pretty good
at catching lobster.

15. They head out
each morning
in their boats

16. as the sun is rising

17. past the
marker buoy

18. past Little River
Island

19. to their buoys.

20. They gaff
each buoy

21. haul up the trap
with the pot hauler

22. haul up the trap
with the pot hauler
That’s the pot hauler

23. And bring it
aboard the boat.

24. And bring it
aboard the boat.
See the lobsters

25. They take out
the lobsters
and change the bait bag

26. They take out
the lobsters
There’s the bait bag
(Stinky!)
and change the bait bag

27. and measure
each lobster
to ensure
it’s legal size

28. with this.

29. with this.
It’s called a lobster gauge

30. and goes here on a lobster.

31. If the lobster is too
small or too big it’s
set free.
and goes here on a lobster.

32. If the lobster’s legal size it’s
brought home and sold

33. If the lobster’s legal size it’s
brought home and sold
But how did the lobsters get
in the trap in the first place?

34. Well…

35. The lobster is attracted to
the trap by the scent of
the bait.

36. The lobster is attracted to
the trap by the scent of
the bait.
Which goes in here

37. He goes into the trap
through the front heads
and eats the bait.

38. He goes into the trap
through the front heads
and eats the bait.

39. He then tries to leave the
trap but is tricked into
entering the “bedroom” of
the trap.

40. He then tries to leave the
trap but is tricked into
entering the “bedroom” of
the trap.
The bedroom of the trap

41. Where he stays until the
trap is hauled.

42. Where he stays until the
trap is hauled.
Escape vents allow small
lobsters to get away.

43. Once the traps have
been hauled
and the lobsters have
been caught

44. They head back into
the harbor

45. crate up their catch

46. and moor
their boats.

47. It’s hard work

48. It’s hard work
but satisfying

49. and one of the few
remaining artisinal
enterprises in
America.

50. So that’s my story
about lobster fishing
If you want to know more,
check out my blog
notesfromalobsterfishingvillage.blogspot.com