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IMAGE: Maura Niemisto, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay Maine, prepares a lobster sample in the lab. Niemisto is lead author on a recent paper showing the effects.
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Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
The American lobster, which supports the most valuable fishery in North America, may be more susceptible to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to a new study published in
Ecology and Evolution. This finding could help fishery managers anticipate the long-term effects of climate change for one the nation s most precious natural resources.
The American lobster s range extends from Atlantic Canada to the mid-Atlantic waters of the United States, but increased carbon dioxide emissions by humans are warming and acidifying their ocean habitat. ....

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