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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Rick Wahle, research professor at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, was an expert source for several stories about the record value of the 2016 lobster haul. Lobsters totaling nearly 131 million pounds that were caught last year had a total worth of $533 million at the docks, which exceeded the 2015 record by […]
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Mainebiz, The Associated Press and Boston.com reported researchers at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole have been testing a new technique for figuring out the age of lobsters. Currently, a lobster’s age is estimated by size, but it’s a rough estimate because a lobster’s growth rate is affected by ocean conditions. Not […]
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The Associated Press reported the city of Portland will host the 11th International Conference & Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management June 4–9. The conference will focus on environmental changes affecting the lobster industry. The globalization of the lobster industry also will be a key subject, according to the report. University of Maine marine scientist […]
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Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, and Cathy Billings, the institute’s associate director of communications and development, are creating a skin cream from lobster blood to treat dry skin, chapped lips, cold sores, minor cuts and burns, the Bangor Daily News reported. Bayer and Billings are partners in Lobster Unlimited, […]
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Robert Steneck, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, was quoted in a CBC News report about a 23-pound live lobster at a seafood shop in Alma, New Brunswick. At her grandfather’s urging, a Halifax woman called the store to see what could be done to save the lobster, according to the […]
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Lobster is on a Business Insider list of seven foods that could go extinct due to climate change. The lobster entry cites data from the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute and links to a newspaper story on research by scientists at the Darling Marine Center.
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