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The Billion Egg Challenge is a statewide competition to protect 1 billion lobster eggs in 2026.

Are you up
for the
challenge?

THE CHALLENGE IS ON.

The captains are rallying their teams for the Billion Egg Challenge!

Watch the videos, pick your team, and let's save a billion lobster eggs this summer.

Jacob Knowles,

Team Captain

Downeast Tail Pinchers

Christian Lamontagne,

Team Captain

Southern Maine Future Catch

HARVESTER REGISTRATION

Calling all lobstermen!

Register for the Billion Egg Challenge!

SUBMIT YOUR WEEKLY COUNT

Tell us how many lobsters you

V-notched this week.

Weekly counts due each Saturday.

LOBSTER FANS

Win Free Lobster for a Year!

Not a lobsterman?

Sign up to support your favorite team, or make a donation, for a chance to win!

397,190,000

Eggs Protected

Each V-notch equals approximately 10,000 eggs

0 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M 600M 700M 800M 900M 1B

Downeast Tail Pinchers

12,835 notches

Midcoast Notchmen

12,000 notches

Southern Maine Future Catch

14,884 notches

LOBSTER CONSERVATION IN ACTION

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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