CBS New York cites researchers in report on Long Island Sound lobster harvesting ban
CBS New York cited research by University of Maine scientists for a report about a pending ban on lobster harvesting in the Long Island Sound. The moratorium aims to boost a lobster population that has decreased 95 percent, according to the report. Temperatures in the sound have warmed several degrees beyond what lobsters can tolerate, UMaine researchers told CBS2. The researchers said the sound was already on the edge for lobster survival, and warmer temperatures pushed them past the threshold.