The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of Maine for almost a century, has died at the age of 105.
Maine Public

Maine's "Lobster Lady" Virginia Oliver has died at 105

Oliver was a female pioneer in the lobster industry who started hauling traps at the age of eight and worked with her son on ...
Noozhawk

Volunteers Needed to Claw Back Old Lobster Traps From Shore

For the past four years, after lobster fishing season has ended, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper has surveyed local beaches and partnered with the Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara to remove derelict ...

One of world's oldest lobster fishers, Virginia Oliver, dies in Maine at 105

Virginia Oliver, who dedicated her life to lobster fishing and became Maine's "lobster lady," has died. She was 105 years old.
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Maine's "Lobster Lady," who fished for 97 years, has died at 105

Virginia "Ginny" Oliver, Maine's "Lobster Lady," died January 21 at 105. She'd been hauling lobster traps since 1928 - ...
The Salem News

For first time, Beverly will remove old fishing gear from harbor floor

BEVERLY — Divers will clean up old lobster traps left at the bottom of Beverly Harbor in the first project of its kind for the city. The work will be completed through a $124,700 grant awarded by the ...
Times Union

'Ghost' traps haunt biologists

PORTLAND, Maine — Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation's lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster "ghost traps." Lost over the ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Volunteers and Fishermen Clear Lobster Traps from Local Beaches

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On Saturday, April 19th, twenty-three volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing ...