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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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, NECN and WLBZ (Channel 2) covered a news conference held at Ready Seafood in Portland to address Sweden’s proposed American lobster ban. Maine politicians, scientists and lobster industry representatives spoke out against the proposal to deem the American lobster as an invasive species, which would […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Maine politicians, scientists and lobster industry representatives will speak out against Sweden’s bid to deem the American lobster as an invasive species, which would end a $150 million export market to the European Union. Robert Steneck, a marine biologist at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, is among […]
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Robert Steneck, a marine biologist at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, was cited in an Associated Press article about the European Union extending its review of a Swedish proposal to ban lobsters imported from the U.S. and Canada. The EU announced it will conduct a more extensive review of the proposal after […]
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WMUR (Channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire) cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for a report about a calico lobster that was caught off the coast of New Hampshire. According to the Lobster Institute, the odds of catching a calico lobster are one in 30 million, making them more rare […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Bob Bayer, executive director of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute, for the article, “Goodbye, herring? Biotech gives lobstermen alternative.” Lobster and crab fishermen have baited traps with dead herring for generations, but an effort to find a synthetic substitute for forage fish is nearing fruition, according to the report. […]
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