University of Maine research was cited in the Portland Press Herald article about Maine’s lobster industry seeing both its value and volume fall sharply in 2017. Landings declined 16 percent in 2017, and the boat value of the statewide catch fell 18.6 percent, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources, which released its annual […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Mashable report, “The lobster emoji is getting an extra pair of legs.” In early February, Maine — famed for its lobsters — celebrated its victory in securing a lobster emoji, according to the article. However, when the official design was released, people pointed out that the lobster […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on the George Hale/Ric Tyler Show on WVOM The Voice of Maine. Bayer spoke about lobster handling laws in Switzerland. Bayer said based on years of studying lobster biology and the nervous system, he doesn’t think the crustaceans […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about the popularity of live lobsters in Asia. Two-thirds of the live lobster sold overseas by the U.S. last year went to Asia, up 36 percent from the year before. The growth in the $231.9 million Asian market is welcomed by the Maine […]
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A recently published study by researchers from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, University of Maine and National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration was cited in a Gloucester Times article about the start of another benchmark lobster study. In 2015, data collected in an assessment of New England lobster stocks showed record-high abundance for the combined […]
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Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, spoke with The Guardian for the article, “Is it wrong to boil lobsters alive?” “I’m not convinced they feel pain,” Steneck said. “There is no compelling case I’ve seen that suggests they feel pain. You don’t really see this level of concern for […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in the Fox News report, “2018 emoji to include new food items, anatomically inaccurate lobster.” According to information from the Lobster Institute at UMaine, a lobster is known as a decapod, with “deca” being Greek for 10, because lobsters have 10 legs (five pairs). The new lobster emoji appears […]
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The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine was mentioned in a Seafood News article about the United Kingdom considering action to make it illegal to boil live lobsters. Crustacean Compassion, an animal welfare organization based in the U.K., is looking to follow Switzerland’s lead and convince government officials to ban the practice, according to […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the Maine Department of Marine Resources is questioning the reliability of a new study that predicts a sharp decline in Gulf of Maine lobsters over the next 30 years. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, University of Maine and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration built a computer model that predicts […]
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The Voice-Tribune cited statistics from the University of Maine Lobster Institute about rare-colored lobsters in a story about Louisville, Kentucky’s annual lobster feast fundraiser called Legendary Louisville. For the event, a fascinator (headpiece) was designed by Christine A. Moore of New York City to pay homage to both the city’s Lobster Feast as well as […]
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