VillageSoup previews Wahle’s lobstering, Gulf of Maine talk in Camden
VillageSoup reported Rick Wahle, professor and director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, will host a presentation July 31 on the future of lobstering and the Gulf of Maine at the Camden Yacht Club. In his 5 p.m. talk, Wahle will address the influences of the ocean’s physical and biotic environment on the population dynamics and distribution of marine benthic organisms. An experienced scientific diver, Wahle employs field experiments and long-term monitoring to study the drivers of change in marine populations and communities, according to the article. He founded the American Lobster Settlement Index, a U.S.-Canadian monitoring collaborative and database of lobster nursery grounds that is instrumental in predicting trends in the fishery, the article states.