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The Lobster Bulletin, Fall 2008, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Fall 2008 Special Edition announcing the MTAF Challenge issue include:

• The MTAF Challenge
• Heannsler Family Helps to Meet MTAF Challenge
• Research Report: Gifts of Property: How they work and How They Can Benefit the Donor
• Basil & Harriet Heannsler Help the Lobster Institute Meet the MTAF Challenge With a Gift of Property

The Lobster Bulletin, Summer 2008, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Summer 2008 issue include:

• Lobstermen's Town Meeting Draws Comments from Australia
• The Lobster Institute's C.O.R.E. Initiative Receives NOAA Funding
• Lobster College at Kenniston Hill Inn B&B
• Research Report: Lobster Health Coalition
• Research Report: Determining the Health Risks of Lobster Bait to Marine Animals
• Research Report: Study to Investigate Lobster Stressors
• Pat and Herb Hodgkins …

The Lobster Bulletin, Spring 2008, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Spring 2008 issue include:

• Lobster Institute Hosts 5^th Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen's Town Meeting
• The Business of Lobstering
• Research Report: Assessing Affects of the Lobster Culture on Coastal Tourism
• Even Lobsters Need Friends

The Lobster Bulletin, Winter 2008, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Winter 2008 issue include:

• Over $4 Million for Lobster Research in Canada
• Woodward Preserves a Piece of Lobster Industry History
• Town Meeting Celebrates 5^th Year
• 2007 Friends of the Lobster Institute
• Research Report: Lobster Enhancement Efforts Discussed
• Research Report: Coral Reef Crisis Could Signal Treat to Local Marine Life and Fisheries
• C.O.R.E. Campaign …

The Lobster Bulletin, Fall 2007, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Fall 2007 issue include:

• Lobster Institute Honors Long-Time Volunteers at its 20^th Anniversary Celebration
• Lobster Institute Unveils New Logo
• Twenty Years of Service
• Maine DMR Announces Online Licensing Services
• Research Report: New Designs for Juvenile Sampling Trap Studied
• The Lobster Institute Celebrates Its 20^th Anniversary: 1987-2007

The Lobster Bulletin, Summer 2007, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Summer 2007 issue include:

• Long Island Sound Lobstermen Establish Fund to Support the Lobster Institute
• Twenty Years of Service
• Lobster Institute to Benefit from a Bequest to Establish a Product Development Fund
• Alternative Lobster Bait Moves Out of the Lab and Into the Marketplace
• Research Report: Medicated Feed Trials Conducted
• The Lobster Institute Celebrates …

The Lobster Bulletin, Spring 2007, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Spring 2007 issue include:

• 2007 Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen's Town Meeting
• Lobster Prices Elevated as Water Temperatures Remained Low
• Research Report: Tidal Lobster Pounds to be Tested as Lobster Rearing Facilities
• Research Report: Hatchery Project Also Underway in Cornwall, England
• The Lobster Institute Celebrates Its 20^th Anniversary: 1987-2007

The Lobster Bulletin, Winter 2007, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Winter 2007 issue include:

• Helene & Frank Crohn Endow the Lobster Bulletin
• 2007 Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen's Town Meeting
• 2006 Friends of the Lobster Institute
• Research Report: AVC Lobster Science Centre Isolates Antimicrobial Peptides from Lobster Blood
• Research Report: Lobster Health Monitoring Project Initiated
• The Lobster Institute Celebrates Its 20^th Anniversary: 1987-2007

The Lobster Bulletin, Fall 2006, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Fall 2006 issue include:

• Lobster Institute C.O.R.E. Campaign Receives $100,000 Riverdale Challenge
• Maine Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory to be Outfitted with State-of-the Art Equipment
• A Region-Wide Organization
• Research Report: Equipping the Maine Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory
• Research Report: Immunology Response of Lobster Hemolymph
• Research Report: The New England Lobster Research Initiative Announces 2006 Grant …

The Lobster Bulletin, Summer 2006, Lobster Institute, University Of Maine

Lobster Bulletin

The Lobster Bulletin newsletter includes research updates, and information on lobsters and the lobster industry. The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is dedicated to protecting and conserving the lobster resource, and enhancing lobstering as an industry and a way of life.

Headlines in the Summer 2006 issue include:

• Lobster Institute Christens Its "New" Research Vessel
• CSI: Lobster Institute
• Research Report: Using Sensor Technology to Gauge Lobster Quality
• Research Report: Maine's Zone C Lobster Hatchery Ready for Production
• Select Lobster Institute Oral History Interviews Now Available Online
• Maine Begins Groundline Exchange Pilot Program

Analysis Of The Spatial Dynamics Of The American Lobster (Homarus Americanus) Fishery Along The Coast Of Maine, Kevin M. Scheirer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports the most valuable commercial fishery in the northeastern United States, thus the fishery is critical to Maine's economy. No systematic study has been done to collect information about, identify, and quantify the spatial dynamics of the Maine lobster fishery. This project helps to provide a better understanding of Maine's lobster fishery dynamics, and it will aid f'iture efforts to improve the stock assessment of Maine's lobster fishery. The analysis consists of three distinct parts: (1) comparison of data collected by two separate fishery dependent sampling programs; (2) spatial analysis of electronic logbook data; and …

A Pilot Study To Test Ventless Traps As A Means To Quantify Populations Of The American Lobster (Homarus Americanus), Carin Louise Poeschel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is Maine's most valuable marine fishery. The state of Maine has an economic interest in the protection of this resource. The health of this industry depends on effective management for sustainability. However, there is little quantitative information on American lobsters less than harvestable size. A study was conducted to evaluate the utility of traps modified to catch sublegal lobsters. With the aid of fishernlen fiom six of the eight Maine coastal counties over a four-month time period (July through October, 2000), data were recorded to compare catch rates in experimental traps with no escape vents …

Explorations, Vol. 5, No. 2, Kathleen Lignell, Mary Beth Pinto, Susan White, James M. Acheson, Mary Lee, John Field, Eric Beenfeldt, Robert Shepard, M. W. Blumenstock

Explorations — A Journal of Research

Articles include:

Cover: Brian McLain of New Harbor, measuring a V-notched lobster; slide taken by Robert C. Bayer, University of Maine Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.

"April is Aquaculture Month Guest Editorial," by Kathleen Lignell

"Hospital Project Teams: Gaining Cooperation," by Mary Beth Pinto

"The Maine Lobster Institute: Science and Industry Working Together," by Susan White

"The Theory of Common Property Resources: Scientific Law or Myth?" by James M. Acheson

"What do Seedless Watermelons and Triploid Oysters have in Common?" by Mary Lee

"Technology and the Competitive Edge," by John Field and Eric Beenfeldt

"Growing our State Tree Faster: …

Explorations, Vol. 2, No. 2, Kathleen Lignell, Carole J. Bombard, David Dean, James A. Wilson, Robert S. Steneck, Les Watling, David K. Stevenson, Daniel F. Belknap, Joseph T. Kelley

Explorations — A Journal of Research

Cover: The painting reproduced on the cover is an oil on canvas entitled “Konrad Oberhuber’s Visit to Compass Harbor, Maine, ” by Michael Lewis, 1985. Lewis is Professor of Art at the University of Maine at Orono. ©Michael Lewis, 1985

Articles include:
"The Gulf of Maine: A Sea Beside a Sea," by Kathleen Lignell

"The Gulf of Maine Littoral world of promise," by Carole J. Bombard for David Sanger

"Marine Worms Worth Fifteen Dollars Each?" by David Dean

"Free Trade, Not Trade War," by James A. Wilson

"Inner Space—The Gulf of Maine: its history and future for research," by Robert …