UMaine Researchers’ Work Cited in Lobster-Deaths Article
An article in the June issue of Fisherman’s Voice discusses how research at the University of Maine Lobster Institute and Animal Health Laboratory is helping coastal lobster pound operators determine the best ways to reduce “shrinkage” of the catch through lobster deaths after capture. Some pound owners facing 15-20-percent shrinkage rates have gone out of business, while others struggle. The article mentions researchers Bob Bayer, director of the Lobster Institute, and Debbie Bouchard, Animal Health Laboratory director, and former veterinarian David Basti, now a graduate student in Bouchard’s lab.
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