Lobster landings occur all along Maine’s long coastline. Stonington in Hancock County is by far the port receiving the largest amount and value of this commercial fishery.
Lobster’s $435 million plus ex-vessel value accounted for 77% of the total value of commercial fish landings in 2011. Historical landings have increased substantially in recent years. The “ex-vessel value” is the value paid to the boat for the unprocessed catch.
A town or city may have several ports in which lobsters are landed. “Value” in the charts is “ex-vessel value.” The “(county)” designation in the table below refers to landing data for a particular county in addition to that reported for larger ports in that county.
2011 Maine Lobster Landings By Port |
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| Year | County | Port | Live Pounds | Ex-Vessel Value |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Cumberland(county) | 3,240,943 | 10,869,414 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Portland | 3,174,444 | $11,019,000 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Harpswell | 2,228,750 | $7,268,681 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Bailey Island | 1,622,881 | $5,351,862 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Cundys Harbor | 1,339,013 | $4,194,764 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Scarborough | 411,376 | $1,390,402 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Freeport | 245,435 | $839,201 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Cape Elizabeth | 98,663 | $363,038 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Yarmouth | 35,891 | $135,092 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Falmouth | 34,841 | $140,924 |
| 2011 | Cumberland | Pine Point | 10,820 | $35,805 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Stonington | 14,854,989 | $46,343,219 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Hancock(county) | 6,383,839 | $19,452,300 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Bass Harbor | 2,298,947 | $7,732,566 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Swans Island | 2,184,197 | $7,188,273 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Southwest Harbor | 1,934,349 | $6,737,146 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Winter Harbor | 1,427,777 | $4,321,575 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Blue Hill | 1,262,513 | $4,123,148 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Bar Harbor | 1,183,075 | $4,012,514 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Prospect Harbor | 697,689 | $2,328,791 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Gouldsboro | 491,534 | $1,288,579 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Deer Isle | 377,100 | $1,279,070 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Tremont | 332,484 | $1,224,923 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Hancock | 200,374 | $695,959 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Sullivan | 156,964 | $552,338 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Brooklin | 143,016 | $435,418 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Trenton | 81,565 | $269,268 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Brooksville | 48,025 | $159,854 |
| 2011 | Hancock | Penobscot | 13,049 | $44,477 |
| 2011 | Knox | Vinalhaven | 5,498,651 | $16,686,985 |
| 2011 | Knox | Rockland | 5,365,559 | $18,647,637 |
| 2011 | Knox | Friendship | 4,324,102 | $14,512,745 |
| 2011 | Knox | Spruce Head | 3,793,806 | $10,787,585 |
| 2011 | Knox | Port Clyde | 2,512,219 | $7,468,168 |
| 2011 | Knox | Tenants Harbor | 2,309,063 | $6,508,024 |
| 2011 | Knox | Owls Head | 2,039,087 | $6,791,522 |
| 2011 | Knox | Cushing | 1,676,226 | $5,662,446 |
| 2011 | Knox | Knox(county) | 1,181,879 | $4,116,303 |
| 2011 | Knox | South Thomaston | 466,936 | $1,537,001 |
| 2011 | Knox | Rockport | 388,665 | $1,252,486 |
| 2011 | Knox | St. George | 107,679 | $379,007 |
| 2011 | Knox | Camden | 6,838 | $22,485 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | South Bristol | 1,486,808 | $4,650,301 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Boothbay Harbor | 1,350,868 | $4,364,009 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | New Harbor | 1,048,324 | $3,162,403 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Bremen | 867,123 | $2,575,420 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Round Pond | 510,369 | $1,558,569 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Southport | 409,371 | $1,317,956 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Lincoln(county) | 391,697 | $1,236,859 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Pemaquid | 248,917 | $794,150 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Monhegan | 63,478 | $250,163 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Boothbay | 10,249 | $42,144 |
| 2011 | Lincoln | Edgecomb | 4,432 | $13,273 |
| 2011 | Not-Specified | Not-Specified | 6,026 | $19,432 |
| 2011 | Sagadahoc | Sagadahoc(county) | 722,796 | $2,592,832 |
| 2011 | Sagadahoc | Phippsburg | 413,175 | $1,527,567 |
| 2011 | Sagadahoc | Georgetown | 317,803 | $1,032,053 |
| 2011 | Sagadahoc | Five Islands | 163,002 | $604,601 |
| 2011 | Sagadahoc | Sebasco | 42,915 | $120,353 |
| 2011 | Waldo | Belfast | 223,053 | $679,324 |
| 2011 | Waldo | Islesboro | 128,683 | $418,540 |
| 2011 | Waldo | Stockton Springs | 61,095 | $207,482 |
| 2011 | Waldo | Lincolnville | 37,005 | $124,437 |
| 2011 | Washington | Beals | 3,744,063 | $11,148,885 |
| 2011 | Washington | Jonesport | 2,713,404 | $7,924,148 |
| 2011 | Washington | Milbridge | 2,509,757 | $7,943,348 |
| 2011 | Washington | Cutler | 1,917,015 | $5,836,358 |
| 2011 | Washington | Steuben | 1,496,818 | $4,687,509 |
| 2011 | Washington | Addison | 1,207,282 | $3,281,400 |
| 2011 | Washington | Machiasport | 1,089,960 | $3,131,019 |
| 2011 | Washington | Washington(county) | 870,014 | $2,893,793 |
| 2011 | Washington | Eastport | 802,853 | $2,748,950 |
| 2011 | Washington | Bucks Harbor | 326,049 | $944,644 |
| 2011 | Washington | Lubec | 223,461 | $845,784 |
| 2011 | York | Kittery | 1,228,798 | $4,493,245 |
| 2011 | York | Cape Porpoise | 692,717 | $2,444,457 |
| 2011 | York | York | 356,255 | $1,280,886 |
| 2011 | York | Ogunquit | 268,048 | $974,035 |
| 2011 | York | York(county) | 264,906 | $954,064 |
| 2011 | York | Kennebunkport | 193,801 | $667,230 |
| 2011 | York | Biddeford Pool | 179,735 | $641,118 |
| 2011 | York | Camp Ellis | 67,659 | $239,631 |
| 2011 | York | Wells | 41,716 | $144,044 |
Source: Department of Marine Resources, December 7, 2012.