Smithsonian included information from the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute in an article about Maine’s current lobster boom. Maine has had a commercial lobster industry since the 1700s, according to the article, but today, the state is faced with an unprecedented glut of lobsters. In the early 20th century, once-abundant lobster had become rare, according […]
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Mainebiz quoted Bob Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, about discussions that took place at the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management hosted by UMaine and Boston University. Scientists and lobstermen meeting in Portland agreed they need to share information and be more proactive about the […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, about a presentation that was made at the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management hosted by UMaine and Boston University. Two Scandinavian biologists said American and European lobsters are crossbreeding and […]
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The Associated Press reported the number of young lobsters is declining in the Gulf of Maine despite years of record-breaking harvests, according to University of Maine marine scientist Rick Wahle. Wahle quantifies the population of baby lobsters in the Gulf at monitoring sites in New England and Canada every year. His American Lobster Settlement Index, […]
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The Portland Press Herald and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered U.S. Sen. Angus King’s address at the the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management being hosted by the University of Maine and Boston University. Calling proposed cuts in federal science funding “unacceptable,” King told lobster researchers that data is the key to […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and WABI (Channel 5) advanced the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management taking place June 4–9 in Portland. Scientists will meet to discuss how a changing ocean environment and global economy is affecting the biology and business of lobsters, the Press Herald reported. More than […]
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WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) spoke with Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, about concern over whether the state’s record lobster catches can be sustained. Wahle said warmer water in the Gulf of Maine has been one factor in the big jump in lobster landings, as well as […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “What did your lobster eat before you ate your lobster? And why should you care?” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. For Maine lobsters, herring is their preferred food because they grew up […]
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BBC News cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for a report about a bright orange lobster that was caught and donated to Anglesey Sea Zoo where it is being cared for in the Lobster Hatchery of Wales. Experts from the Lobster Institute have previously said the odds of finding a […]
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Maine Public spoke with Bob Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, for the report, “Researchers discontinue annual lobster season forecast after complaints from industry.” Portland’s Gulf of Maine Research Institute is dropping its yearly forecast of when lobster landings in Maine will begin their annual surge. The move comes after […]
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