Bayer quoted in Journal de Québec article on blue lobsters

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 25, 2018 UMaine in the News

Le Journal de Québec interviewed Robert Bayer, the executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for an article about rare blue lobsters. Bertrand Desbois of the Raymond Desbois de Québec Fisheries reported catching a blue lobster for the second consecutive year near Anticosti Island, according to Le Journal. The lobsters’ rarity means that they are almost never sold and instead are given to aquariums or research institutes. “If you breed two blue lobsters, the offspring will be blue. We see some blue lobsters each year. They are very beautiful and attract attention,” Bayer said.