Research Illuminates Lobsters Genetic Response to Changing Climate Details 28 January 2021
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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.
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.
Baby lobsters may be adaptable to changes in Gulf of Maine, study shows
A team examined how post-larval lobsters genes react to the effects of ocean warming, acidification and the combination of both.
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Baby lobsters may be more adaptable to rapidly changing ocean conditions than previously thought, according to results of a new study conducted in Maine.
A juvenile lobster is shown in Harpswell in 2015. A research team has examined how post-larval lobsters genes reacted to the effects of ocean warming, acidification and the combination of both.
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Researchers from the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole, the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay and the Maine Department of Marine Resources in West Boothbay Harbor teamed up to examine the effects of ocean warming and acidification on gene expression in the earliest life stages of the American lobster.
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski
Develop a system that will provide near-real-time information about the forecasted presence of North Atlantic right whales and potential risks of encountering a vessel.
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Scientists at California’s Stanford University have fashioned an elegant device that allows them to watch microscopic plankton traverse the ocean’s depths no wetsuits needed!
The word “plankton” comes from the Greek
planktos meaning wandering or drifting. But plankton don’t move as aimlessly as their name suggests. Every day, for example, plankton participate in a great migration, with trillions of the tiny sea creatures rising to the surface at sundown and descending into the depths at daybreak. This daily commute has profound consequences for the Earth’s biosphere; plankton’s movements are key to processes that transport carbon to the deep ocean and regulate the flux of nutrients in the water.
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Solar panels work with the topography of the site at the SunRaise solar garden in Waldoboro on Dec. 22. Metal rods tipped with screws are driven 4 feet into the granite ledge to stabilize the large panels. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Construction on the SunRaise solar garden on North Nobleboro Road in Waldoboro is complete, with plans for the installation to come online around March or April.
The 10-acre field has 200 solar panels covering 8 acres of the property. According to SunRaise, the panels are capable of generating 3 megawatts of power, enough to furnish electricity for 600 homes over the course of a year.