The reason lobster catches have been increasing is that the lobstermen are effectively farming them. They are putting out so much bait and providing so much fe

The reason lobster catches have been increasing is that the lobstermen are effectively farming them. They are putting out so much bait and providing so much feed, while at the same time only harvesting young, relatively immature lobsters. The amount of eggs a large, full-grown lobster can carry is exponentially higher than what the catchable ones can carry, and lobsters can live a very long time.