lobster

Lobsters fighting antenna and claw over burrows

By Erin McLean ⋅ December 26, 2017 ⋅ Post a comment

Animals fight for all kinds of reasons, but the main reason an animal will fight is to become a dominant member of the population. But how do lobsters figure out which one of them is the alpha lobster? Read on to find out! Erin McLeanHi and welcome to oceanbites! I recently finished my master’s degree […]

An Ocean in Your Beer

By Erin McLean ⋅ March 17, 2017 ⋅ 2 comments

This St. Patrick’s Day, think outside the green beer and whiskey and try an ocean-inspired beer! Didn’t know there were beers brewed with ocean life? Read on to learn more about how our oceans and your beer are intertwined. Erin McLeanHi and welcome to oceanbites! I recently finished my master’s degree at URI, focusing on […]

When life gives you dead mussels, make…lobsters?

By Erin McLean ⋅ May 26, 2016 ⋅ Post a comment

Many industries have been trying to figure out how to make their waste products into useful raw materials for other products. Read on to find out how mussel aquaculture could contribute to your next lobster dinner! Erin McLeanHi and welcome to oceanbites! I recently finished my master’s degree at URI, focusing on lobsters and how […]

Sea of (Unromantic) Love: Strange Mating Behaviours

By Megan Chen ⋅ February 10, 2016 ⋅ One comment

Tired of being alone on Valentine’s Day? Well, picture yourself in any of these animals situations and well, maybe it’s for the best. Featuring indiscriminate mating, golden showers and stabby & disposable penises. Megan ChenI graduated with a Masters of Coastal & Marine Management from the University of Akureyri in Iceland, and am currently working […]

Yee-haw! This jellyfish-riding lobster has special appendages to keep clean and be carried on

By Megan Chen ⋅ February 18, 2015 ⋅ Post a comment

By riding jellyfish, this lobster larvae can travel the high seas, and have easy access to a convenient snack. But how do they deal with living in marine environments with constant exposure to bacteria, fungi, parasites and debris including smothering jellyfish mucus? Read more to find out! Megan ChenI graduated with a Masters of Coastal […]

Disease affects New England Lobsters

By Anne M. Hartwell ⋅ October 12, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Lobster, an important crustaceous member of inshore rocky bottom ecosystems in southern New England and a favorite sweet-meated-treat of many New Englanders, has shown a decline in abundance corresponding with an increase in enzootic shell disease (ESD) since the early 1990s. Castro et al. reviewed fifteen years of research on ESD in Rhode Island’s Narragansett […]