{"id":7598,"date":"2026-04-03T14:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:00:36","slug":"lobsters-in-the-news-april-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/2026\/04\/03\/lobsters-in-the-news-april-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobsters in the News  April 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_0\">RECENT ARTICLES<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_2\">Science<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/climate\/new-england-fishermen-ocean-data.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/climate\/new-england-fishermen-ocean-data.html\">In New England, Catching Climate Data Along With Fish<\/a> &#8211; The New York Times<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/umaine-dmr-study-20-year-gulf-of-maine-species-1649899\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.miragenews.com\/umaine-dmr-study-20-year-gulf-of-maine-species-1649899\/\">UMaine, DMR Study 20-Year Gulf Of Maine Species Shift<\/a>&#8211; Mirage News<br><br>Legal<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/politics\/maine-politics\/maine-house-gop-leader-disputes-child-labor-laws-involving-his-lobster-business\/97-74e8496b-cc8b-4d5e-84dc-155a35a17e19\" id=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/politics\/maine-politics\/maine-house-gop-leader-disputes-child-labor-laws-involving-his-lobster-business\/97-74e8496b-cc8b-4d5e-84dc-155a35a17e19\">Maine House GOP leader disputes child labor laws involving his lobster business <\/a>&#8211; WCSH6  (Mar 30)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/local\/maines-lobster-industry-weighs-child-labor-case-involving-house-republican-leader\/97-b9455dd0-65e0-4967-8a29-472688de48a1\" id=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/local\/maines-lobster-industry-weighs-child-labor-case-involving-house-republican-leader\/97-b9455dd0-65e0-4967-8a29-472688de48a1\">Maine&#8217;s lobster industry weighs child labor case involving House Republican leader<\/a> &#8211; WCSH6  (Apr 2)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/prince-edward-island\/pei-sidney-macewen-lobster-fleet-cabinet-9.7151960\">MacEwen still working to maintain his lobster fleet while serving as P.E.I. cabinet minister<\/a>  -CBC News<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_12\">Business<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/from-lobster-boat-to-newsroom-umaine-senior-lands-reporting-job-before-graduation\/\" id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/from-lobster-boat-to-newsroom-umaine-senior-lands-reporting-job-before-graduation\/\">From lobster boat to newsroom, UMaine senior lands reporting job before graduation<\/a> &#8211; UMaine News<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cousins-maine-lobster-expands-minneapolis-presence-with-second-food-truck-302728395.html\" id=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cousins-maine-lobster-expands-minneapolis-presence-with-second-food-truck-302728395.html\">Cousins Maine Lobster Expands Minneapolis Presence with Second Food Truck<\/a> &#8211; PR Newswire<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfisherman.com\/i-got-lucky-brian-robbins-reflects-on-a-life-in-fisheries-journalism\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfisherman.com\/i-got-lucky-brian-robbins-reflects-on-a-life-in-fisheries-journalism\">\u201cI got lucky\u201d: Brian Robbins reflects on a life in fisheries journalism<\/a> &#8211; National Fisherman<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_148fe2-d8_18\">International<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanpedrosun.com\/business-and-economy\/2026\/04\/01\/lobster-exports-among-key-drivers-of-belizes-economic-growth-in-2025\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.sanpedrosun.com\/business-and-economy\/2026\/04\/01\/lobster-exports-among-key-drivers-of-belizes-economic-growth-in-2025\/\">Lobster Exports Among Key Drivers of Belize\u2019s Economic Growth in 2025<\/a> &#8211; San Pedro Sun<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfisherman.com\/florida-spiny-lobster-season-closes-four-month-spawning-pause-begins\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfisherman.com\/florida-spiny-lobster-season-closes-four-month-spawning-pause-begins\">Florida spiny lobster season closes, four-month spawning pause begins<\/a> -National Fisherman<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas.usda.gov\/data\/gain\/2026\/04\/china-china-lifts-additional-tariff-canadian-lobster-intensifying-competition-high-value\" id=\"https:\/\/www.fas.usda.gov\/data\/gain\/2026\/04\/china-china-lifts-additional-tariff-canadian-lobster-intensifying-competition-high-value\">China Lifts Additional Tariff on Canadian Lobster Intensifying Competition in High-Value Market<\/a> -USDA report<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_a896ba-ec_0\"><strong>Lobster on the menu for Opening Day at Fenway Park\u2014Go Sox!<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/fenway-park-concessions-new-food-lobster\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/fenway-park-concessions-new-food-lobster\/\">Lobster and chowder on fries? Here are the new Fenway Park foods debuting this Red Sox season.<\/a> &#8211; CBS News<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7598_f26d96-e4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7598_f26d96-e4 size-image_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-105x59.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-317x178.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-423x238.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-634x357.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-846x476.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-951x535.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/lobstah-poutine-boat.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_733749-97\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_733749-97\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_733749-97 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_733749-97\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_733749-97 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_733749-97\">Recent Research Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_1\">Ontogenetic shifts in thermal tolerance of planktonic larvae in the American lobster, <em>Homarus americanus<\/em> Marine Biology (2026) 173:19  Annis et al.<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_4\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_6\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_8\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_8200fa-1a_10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/lobsterinstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/477\/2026\/04\/CLRN_Scientific_Publications_from_March_2026-1.pdf\">March 2026 Publications list from the Canadian Lobster Research Network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_5053a4-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_5053a4-7f img.kb-inline-image, 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img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_0\"><strong>Maine Zone Council Meetings<\/strong><br>Zone E<br>Monday, April 6th, 2026, at 5:00 PM.<br>In-Person at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission &#8211; 297 Bath Road, Wiscasset.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_1\">Zone  D\nWednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 6:00 PM.\nIn-Person at the Rockland Ferry Terminal &#8211; 517A Main Street, Rockland.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_2\">Zone  A\nThursday, April 9th, 2026, at 4:00 PM.\nIn-Person at the Washington Academy Library &#8211; 66 Cutler Road, East Machias.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_3, 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&#8211; 200 Main St, Yarmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_4\">Zone B\nThursday, April 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM.\nIn-Person at MDI High School Library &#8211; 1081 Eagle Lake Rd, Bar Harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_5\">Zone G\nWednesday, April 29, 2026, at 5:00 PM.\nIn-Person at the Kennebunkport Fire Department &#8211; 32 North St, Kennebunkport.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_6\"] mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_6 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mark.kt-highlight{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-heading7598_307578-7c_7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_7\">JOB OPPORTUNITIES<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7598_307578-7c_8 mark.kt-highlight, 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