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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The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine was mentioned in an article published by The Atlantic that looked at changes in the lobster fishing industry. The article featured an interview with a fisherman from Vinalhaven, Maine, who discussed changes, including fishing and population stress as well as climate change, and how they affect the […]
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CNBC spoke with Bob Bayer, director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, for a story on the surging demand for lobster in the U.S. and abroad. “Lobster demand usually follows the stock market and general economy,” Bayer said. “When the economy is good, lobster demand is good.” The story also notes one of the […]
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Columbus, Georgia ABC affiliate WTVM, NewsChannel 10 in Amarillo, Texas and Louisiana ABC affiliate WGNO consulted the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute for stories on a 14-pound lobster caught off the coast of Bermuda, after Hurricane Nicole.
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News outlets, including CBC and The Associated Press cited the work of School of Marine Sciences Research Professor Rick Wahle in stories on the European Union backing off of a Swedish plan to ban the import of American lobster. The Middletown Press also carried the AP report.
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The Bangor Daily News and Associated Press reported on newly published research that found the Gulf of Maine’s lobster population could suffer if water temperatures keep rising. The research, conducted at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, is the only published study focused on how larvae of the American […]
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