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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 …

Tb194: Hemisgrapsus Sanguineus (Asian Shore Crab) As Predator Of Juvenile Homarus Americanus (American Lobster), Anna Demeo, John G. Riley

Technical Bulletins

Hemigrapsus sanguineus, commonly known as the Asian shore crab, was first discovered on the east coast of the United States in New Jersey in 1988. The spread of this invasive crab has been rapid, and it is now abundant along a large portion of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast. Further, an invasion of H. sanguineus into New Hampshire and southern Maine is in its preliminary stages. The introduction of this crab to North America could potentially affect a variety of native species. Numerous studies have examined the predation of H. sanguineus on blue mussels, snails, and other bivalves. …

Defining And Implementing Best Available Science For Fisheries And Environmental Science, Policy, And Management, P. J. Sullivan, James Acheson, P. L. Angermeier, T. Faast, J. Flemma, C. M. Jones, E. E. Knudsen, T. J. Minello, D. H. Secor, R. Wunderlich, B. A. Zanetell

Marine Sciences Faculty Scholarship

In the United States, many of the laws governing environmental conservation and management stipulate that the best available science be used as the basis for policy and decision making. The Endangered Species Act, for example, requires that decisions on listing a species as threatened or endangered be made on the basis of the "best scientific and commercial data available." Similarly, National Standard 2 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act states that conservation and management measures shall be based on "the best scientific information available." Further, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has emphasized the role of best available science …

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

Phenotypic Divergence Of Indigenous And Translocated Arctic Charr (Salvelinus Alpinus) Populations In Maine, Wendy K. Michaud

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Selection on traits related to trophic ecology is recognized as an important contributing factor in adaptive divergence and speciation. For several freshwater fish species, including Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), such selection is commonly reflected in relationships between diet, habitat use and phenotypic divergence. Trophic specializations that emerge have been extensively studied among sympatric forms, but much less is known of the extent of this type of divergence in allopatry. Trait differences among these forms are also thought to reflect thousands of years of evolution, making it difficult to examine root causes of such divergence in natural populations. Here, I address …