Lobsters in the News April 3, 2026
RECENT ARTICLES
Science
In New England, Catching Climate Data Along With Fish – The New York Times
UMaine, DMR Study 20-Year Gulf Of Maine Species Shift– Mirage News
Legal
Maine House GOP leader disputes child labor laws involving his lobster business – WCSH6 (Mar 30)
Maine’s lobster industry weighs child labor case involving House Republican leader – WCSH6 (Apr 2)
MacEwen still working to maintain his lobster fleet while serving as P.E.I. cabinet minister -CBC News
Business
From lobster boat to newsroom, UMaine senior lands reporting job before graduation – UMaine News
Cousins Maine Lobster Expands Minneapolis Presence with Second Food Truck – PR Newswire
“I got lucky”: Brian Robbins reflects on a life in fisheries journalism – National Fisherman
International
Lobster Exports Among Key Drivers of Belize’s Economic Growth in 2025 – San Pedro Sun
Florida spiny lobster season closes, four-month spawning pause begins -National Fisherman
China Lifts Additional Tariff on Canadian Lobster Intensifying Competition in High-Value Market -USDA report
Lobster on the menu for Opening Day at Fenway Park—Go Sox!
Lobster and chowder on fries? Here are the new Fenway Park foods debuting this Red Sox season. – CBS News
Recent Research Publications
Ontogenetic shifts in thermal tolerance of planktonic larvae in the American lobster, Homarus americanus Marine Biology (2026) 173:19 Annis et al.
In this study, researchers examined how different larval stages of American lobster respond to temperature. They looked at how well larvae could survive, grow, and stay active across a range of temperatures, using individuals collected from the Gulf of Maine between 2020 and 2022. This allowed them to identify the temperatures that are stressful or even lethal for each stage of development.
The results showed that temperature tolerance changes as lobsters grow. Newly hatched larvae were better able to handle colder temperatures, which makes sense because they develop as embryos on the seafloor during winter. As the larvae grow and move higher in the water column, they become more tolerant of warmer temperatures but less tolerant of the cold. Once they settle back to the ocean bottom as juveniles, they regain some ability to tolerate colder water.
One key finding is that stage IV (just before settling to the bottom) has the narrowest temperature range it can tolerate. This suggests it may be the most vulnerable stage to warming ocean conditions.
March 2026 Publications list from the Canadian Lobster Research Network
Upcoming Events
Maine Zone Council Meetings
Zone E
Monday, April 6th, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
In-Person at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission – 297 Bath Road, Wiscasset.
Zone D Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 6:00 PM. In-Person at the Rockland Ferry Terminal – 517A Main Street, Rockland.
Zone A Thursday, April 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM. In-Person at the Washington Academy Library – 66 Cutler Road, East Machias.
Zone F Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at 5:00 PM. In-Person at the Yarmouth Town Hall – 200 Main St, Yarmouth.
Zone B Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM. In-Person at MDI High School Library – 1081 Eagle Lake Rd, Bar Harbor.
Zone G Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 5:00 PM. In-Person at the Kennebunkport Fire Department – 32 North St, Kennebunkport.
Zone C Monday, May 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM. In-Person at the Stonington Town Hall – 32 Main St, Stonington.
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