date:Dec 17, 2012
of whats going on.
The southern New England fishery has virtually collapsed and that could have a profound effect on the lobster population.
Lobsters have the potential to be a sort of poster child for climate change impact and the impacts of human activity, said Rick Wahle, a University of Maine research professor.
Lobsters are caught basically from Virginia to Newfoundland and Labrador, with Maine and Nova Scotia having the largest harvests. In Maine, last years catch topped 100 million pou