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Tag: lobster

How to kill lobsters with kindness
Seafood

How to kill lobsters with kindness

Countries are banning boiling lobsters alive. Scientists suggest these alternative and more humane ways to slaughter seafood.
July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
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,…
August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Ellie Oldach
Clawing Your Way to the Top: Lobster Farming in Vietnam
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…
May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ashley Mickens
A silver lining: How warming waters in the Gulf of Maine gave lobsters a leg up
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…
November 1, 2019December 2, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Lobsters fighting antenna and claw over burrows
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…
December 26, 2017 Erin McLean
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…
March 17, 2017March 16, 2017 Erin McLean
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…
May 26, 2016 Erin McLean
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…
February 10, 2016February 14, 2018 Megan Chen
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…
February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 Megan Chen
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…
October 12, 2013October 13, 2013 Anne M. Hartwell

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