Maura Niemisto is bringing a bit of mystery to the November assembly of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop monthly Virtual Speaker Series. “It is hard to name a symbol or icon as closely tied to the identity of Maine than the American lobster,” explains.
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Anna Hymanson, whole-animal butcher and co-owner of Broad Arrow Farm in Bristol, is the featured guest at the next gathering of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop (440 Old County Road, Pemaquid) monthly Virtual-Speakers series on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m.
This research has quantified anecdotes from lobstermen who have seen smaller egg-bearing females show up in their traps and it also lines up with the average size of egg-bearing females in other sea sampling programs conducted by DMR.
According to a recent study reported in the
Ecology and Evolution journal, the
American lobsters may be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously believed. These species support the most precious fishery in North America.
Maura Niemisto, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay Maine, prepares a lobster sample in the lab. Niemisto is the lead author of a recent paper showing the effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on postlarval lobsters. Image Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
This latest discovery may allow fishery managers to expect the impacts of a prolonged climate change for one of the country’s most valuable natural resources.