{"id":6901,"date":"2026-03-17T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?page_id=6901"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:39:15","slug":"collaborative-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/collaborative-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborative Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id6901_abe5d0-a7{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_abe5d0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6901_abe5d0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_abe5d0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:33px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6901_357219-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6901_357219-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6901_357219-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6714\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-317x179.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-951x536.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/Merritt_W_1140x642_acf_cropped.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:200px;margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6901_fa2167-9a\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">The Lobster Institute coordinates research in partnership with UMaine faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students.  We work closely with industry organizations, non-profits, and research institutions throughout the Northeast and beyond to help identify research needs, identify funding sources, and coordinate research activities.  Central to all our research is an emphasis on the needs of the lobster industry.   Here is a snapshot of some of our projects: <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:21px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6901_24af3f-f5 alignfull has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color kt-row-has-bg 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6901_c30379-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:60px;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6901_c7f73d-6f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #ed6f48;border-right:0px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:0px solid #ed6f48;border-left:0px solid #ed6f48;}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:35px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:35px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #ed6f48;border-right:0px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:0px solid #ed6f48;border-left:0px solid #ed6f48;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6901_2530fd-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #ed6f48;border-right:0px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:0px solid #ed6f48;border-left:0px solid #ed6f48;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6901_2530fd-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-top:50px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover{background:#ed6f48;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa.wp-block-kadence-infobox{max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:100px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:100%;width:1268px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-color:#082e58;border-top-width:5px;border-right-width:5px;border-bottom-width:5px;border-left-width:5px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:-75px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#ffffff;border-color:#082e58;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#082e58;font-family:Fraunces;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{color:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-infobox-textcontent .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-infobox.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-text{line-height:1.5em;font-family:forma-djr-text;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-text{color:#ffffff;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{color:#3698d4;background:transparent;border-color:rgba(155,81,224,0);font-size:14px;line-height:1.5em;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:chakra-petch;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:-10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore,.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore:focus{color:#ffffff;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-right:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-bottom:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);border-left:5px solid var(--global-palette7, #eeeeee);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box6901_a04cfe-aa\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-left\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/american-lobster-settlement-index\/\" aria-label=\"American Lobster Settlement Index\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-square\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"497\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-4276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-1024x401.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-105x41.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-317x124.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-423x166.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-634x249.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-846x332.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2021\/11\/cropped-Baby-lobsters-for-website-2-951x373.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1268px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">American Lobster Settlement Index<\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><span 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class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-square\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/10\/cryosphereiceberg2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-5862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/10\/cryosphereiceberg2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/10\/cryosphereiceberg2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/10\/cryosphereiceberg2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/10\/cryosphereiceberg2-105x59.jpg 105w, 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class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Linking Arctic change to the future lobster fishery<\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore\">A multi-institution collaboration<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #ed6f48;border-right:0px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:0px solid #ed6f48;border-left:0px solid #ed6f48;}.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:35px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:35px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6901_9c88cd-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/03\/MLDT-1.pdf\" aria-label=\"Maine Lobster Data Trust flyer (PDF)\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-square\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/04\/LIN-December-7-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1472\" height=\"856\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/04\/LIN-December-7-2023.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2024\/04\/LIN-December-7-2023-300x174.jpg 300w, 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class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none kb-info-box-image-ratio kb-info-box-image-ratio-square\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2023\/08\/LIN-060323_061623.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"482\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-5461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2023\/08\/LIN-060323_061623.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2023\/08\/LIN-060323_061623-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2023\/08\/LIN-060323_061623-105x67.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2023\/08\/LIN-060323_061623-317x204.jpeg 317w, 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