date:Apr 24, 2014
s reach the ocean floor and grow. The boom in lobster catches in recent years follows a trend of heavy lobster settlement in the mid-2000s, university scientists say.
But that pace might not be sustainable, says Carl Wilson, the states lobster biologist.
Its our first indicator that things might be changing in the future, Wilson said. Low settlement, its thought, in the future will lead to lower landings.
Maine lobsters eggs hatch in the early summer and larvae swim freely about six to eight