Seafood
How to kill lobsters with kindness
Countries are banning boiling lobsters alive. Scientists suggest these alternative and more humane ways to slaughter seafood.
Tag: lobster
Fisheries
Be careful what you fish for: Using protected areas to save lobster claw size
Fishing doesn't just remove fish from the sea-- it can also change the evolutionary trajectory of a species. For lobster,…
Aquaculture Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Economy Fisheries
Clawing Your Way to the Top: Lobster Farming in Vietnam
Can changing lobster aquaculture practices in Vietnam pave the way for green growth around the globe? The authors of a…
Climate Change
A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up
Warming coastal waters in New England have been linked to a decline in lobsters in southern New England, but a…
Behavior
Lobsters fighting antenna and claw over burrows
Animals fight for all kinds of reasons, but the main reason an animal will fight is to become a dominant…
Book Review
An Ocean in Your Beer
This St. Patrick’s Day, think outside the green beer and whiskey and try an ocean-inspired beer! Didn't know there were…
Aquaculture Biology Fisheries
When life gives you dead mussels, make…lobsters?
Many industries have been trying to figure out how to make their waste products into useful raw materials for other…
Biology
Sea of (Unromantic) Love: Strange Mating Behaviours
Tired of being alone on Valentine’s Day? Well, picture yourself in any of these animals situations and well, maybe it’s…
Biology
Yee-haw! This jellyfish-riding lobster has special appendages to keep clean and be carried on
By riding jellyfish, this lobster larvae can travel the high seas, and have easy access to a convenient snack. But…
Fisheries
Disease affects New England Lobsters
Lobster, an important crustaceous member of inshore rocky bottom ecosystems in southern New England and a favorite sweet-meated-treat of many…