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The Lobster Bulletin, Fall 2013, 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 2013 issue include:

• Marine Lobster Panel Releases Report
• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Mandated Fall Closure in Long Island Sound
• Research Report: Lobster Research Fleet Pilot Project
• Research Report: Fractions, Models and Resource Regulations Prospects for Lowering the Maine Lobster Trap Limit
• Seabourn Cruis Lines Hosts Lobster College

The Lobster Bulletin, Summer 2013, 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 2013 issue include:

• Lobster Intitute & Atlantic Lobster Sutainability Foundation Building a Working Relationship
• Belize Fishermen Visit Maine
• Editorial — More Questions than Answers
• Editor's Notes on Shell Diseased Lobsters
• Research Report: Scientists Share Research Plans and Results at Lobster Science Symposium
• Lobster Grip Study
• Policy Makers Meet and Share Thoughts on Sustainability …

Assessment Of Sea Lice Infestations On Wild Fishes Of Cobscook Bay, Alexander Jensen

Honors College

Sea lice are ectoparasitic copepods on fishes and can negatively impact aquaculture operations. Little work on sea lice, specifically Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus, has occurred in the northwest Atlantic. This project characterized sea lice infestations on wild fishes in Cobscook Bay during 2012. Trawling, seine netting, and fyke netting occurred from March to November. Netting sites were selected to sample the bay’s three regions: Outer, Central, and Inner Bay. Visual examinations of fish were used to identify wild hosts and characterize sea lice life stage abundances, attachment locations, and infection prevalence and intensity. DNA sequencing was used to …

Investigation Of Early Development And Importance Of Sediment Choice In The Hatchery Production Of Razor Clams, Ensis Directus, Molly P. Flanagan

Honors College

Ensis directus, commonly known as the razor clam, is a bivalve species that lives in temperate sub-polar regions of the Atlantic Ocean. It is an infaunal species found in shallow, subtidal, sedimentary habitats. A recent increase in the market value for razor clams has resulted in heightened interest in the culture of this species. The experimental hatchery at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center began work in 2012 to develop improved hatchery and grow-out techniques for this species. For my thesis, razor clam embryos from both spontaneous and controlled spawns were observed via video and still imagery to document …

Diet And Prey Availability Of Sturgeons In The Penobscot River, Maine, Matthew Dzaugis

Honors College

Although vital to the protection and conservation of species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, critical habitat of shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon in the Penobscot River, Maine have not yet been described. Critical habitat includes food availability as well as the physical characteristics of foraging habitat. To characterize seasonal availability of benthic prey, a ponar grab was used to collect over 125 benthic samples between 21 May and 8 October 2012. Samples were stratified throughout the river and broadly categorized by sediment type. All organisms within samples were identified to the family level. To characterize diet, stomach contents …

Economic Efficiency In Fisheries And Aquaculture, Paul Molyneaux

The Catch

Reflection of the author as a worker looking to make the best use of his time and energy. His innate understanding of the principles of ecological economics followed by exposure to the discipline’s advancing theories leads to a revelation regarding the backwards logic of fisheries and aquaculture policy thus far, and the decline in real seafood production.Along with many others, Molyneaux looks to ecological economics to create a new paradigm for sustainable fisheries.

Restoration, Pat Ranzoni

The Catch

Poem commemorating the removal of the Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River.

Sardine Manifesto 7, Karin Spitfire

The Catch

Poem about fisheries decline, Atlantic herring, sardines, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod

Editor's Note, Catherine Schmitt

The Catch

No abstract provided.

The Lobster Bulletin, Spring 2013, 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 2013 issue include:

• "Sharing a Common Resource" Theme of Lobster Institute's 2013 Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen's Town Meeting
• Nova Scotia Sets Up Panel to Develop Rules for Fish Farms by End of 2014
• Downeast Maine Fisheries Inspire Online Literary Journal
• Research Report: Wind Farm Sites Tested as Possible Habitat for European Lobsters
• Research Report: Refresher …

The Lobster Bulletin, Winter 2013, 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 this edition include:

• Unprecidented Lobster Landings in Maine in 2012
• Endowment Funds Support the Work of the Lobster Institute
• 2012 Friends of the Lobster Institute
• Research Report: Size at Maturity Study Reviewed
• Research Report: Atlantic Lobster Moult & Quality
• Research Report: Temperature Changes
• Fishermen & Scientist Research Society Celebrates 20 Years
• 2013 Canadian/U.S. Lobstermen's Town …