With the ocean temperature still below 50 degrees, the lobster catch remains slow in Maine. With the high cost of deisel fuel and poor catch, many of the Catch a Piece of Maine lobstermen are letting their traps "set" for 6-7 days before tending the traps. Captain Randy spent much of the week working on Long Island fixing up many of his neighbor's docks as the summer season approaches. The docks and floats become damaged throughout the winter with the heavy wind and seas. Captain Jeb and Captain Ted continue to set more traps as the weather slowly warms. Captain Bobby plans on hauling either tomorrow or wednesday, depending on the weather conditions. Captain Curt tried to tend his traps this morning, but quickly retreated into the harbor as a strong southwest gail forced him to shelter. Captain John Ready and I hauled a few traps early Saturday morning but again were forced back into the harbor as the southwest winds kicked up in the afternoon. We all expect the catch to slowly pickup as we approach June. Many of the harvesters noted a suprising amount of Egg bearing female lobsters in their traps this week. Even though we can't keep these lobsters, it's a promising sign for the future of our industry to see such a large number of healthy breeding stock along the ocean's floor.