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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. Share 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...

Researchers Collaborate to Study Impact of Ocean Acidification on Northeast Fisheries, Develop Management Tools A multi-institution team led by UConn researchers is using computer modeling and biological research to help northeast scallop fisheries facing the threat of ocean acidification. (Yesenia Carrero /UConn Illustration) Copy Link A multidisciplinary, multi-institution effort is bringing together computer modeling, biological, and social science research to inform man...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This close-up image of two pteropods of the species Limacina helicina provides a sense of how fragile the carbonate shells of the tiny sea snails are. view more  Credit: Credit: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Shelled pteropods, microscopic free-swimming sea snails, are widely regarded as indicators for ocean acidification because research has shown that their fragile shells are vulnerable to increasing ocean acidity.  A new study, published in the journal Scientific...

The long-awaited emergency relief package and omnibus spending bill approved by U.S. Congress on Monday includes economic aid to fishermen, as well as funding to enhance fisheries and help grow Coast Guard and military activities in the Arctic.  The $900 billion emergency pandemic relief package included $300 million in economic assistance for fishermen and coastal communities that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “That will be very similar to the CARES Act relief that we...