Ask the Lobster Doc

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Ask Lobster Doc

The 'Ask the Lobster Doc' column runs monthly in Commercial Fisheries News.

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Why the spring fishery falls short (pdf) (5/2010)
Density, temperature connection? (pdf) (4/2007)
Can we expect an early lobster molt? (pdf) (4/2006)
Gynandromorph lobsters (pdf) (3/2006)
Can JLMP predict future landings? (pdf) (2/2006)
Counting lobsters: 2005 census (pdf) (1/2006)
Late molt, insight from JLMP (pdf) (12/2005)
Lobsters share insect vulnerability (pdf) (6/2005)
Risks from petroleum products (pdf) (5/2005)
Epizootic shell disease (pdf) (4/2005)
Lobster life cycle (pdf) (3/2005)
Lobster resource stewardship (pdf) (2/2005)
Lobster landings conclusions (pdf) (12/2004)
Lobster minimum size (pdf) (11/2004)
Lobsters and temperature (pdf) (10/2004)
Lobster landings and fishing pressure (pdf) (9/2004)
Maine lobster landings by county (pdf) (8/2004)
Monitoring finds record juveniles (pdf) (7/2004)
Achieving a healthy size/age structure (pdf) (6/2004)
Lobster size and mating (pdf) (5/2004)
Female lobsters: Size matters (pdf) (4/2004)
Broodstock lobster migrations (pdf) (3/2004)
Monitoring juvenile lobsters (pdf) (2/2004)
Lobster tracking project update (pdf) (1/2004)
Bacteria at work in shell disease (2/2003)
Shedders need special care (8/2002)
Lobster molting: Signs, factors (7/2002)
Smell and lobster reproduction (6/2002)
Lobsters and Insecticides (4/2002)
Part II: More males than females (3/2002)
Part I: Lobster mating trials (2/2002)
Female lobsters of Grand Manan (1/2002)
Food consumption: Claws to gut (12/2001)
Crusher, seizer lobster claws (11/2001)
Part 2: Fisheries data collection (5/2001)
Part 1: The Scientific Method (4/2001)
Runoff threatens nursery areas (3/2001)
Juvenile lobster abundance (2/2001)
Molting and egg production (1/2001)
Canada lobsters take a beating (12/2000)
Male/female lobsters odd, rare (11/2000)
Lobster claw abnormalities (10/2000)
Why are eggs turning orange? (9/2000)
Lobsters follow their noses (8/2000)
Migration: What we know (7/2000)
Hauling lobsters from the deep (6/2000)
The mystery of lobster vibrations (5/2000)
Long Island lobster deaths (4/2000)
Potential hazards in holding tanks (3/2000)
Storing live lobsters (2/2000)
A lobster of a different color (1/2000)
Shipping live lobsters (12/1999)
Soft spots on hard-shed lobsters (11/1999)
Banding lobster claws (10/1999)
Inseminated female Lobsters (9/1999)
Lobster shedding in a nutshell (8/1999)
Handling tips for shedder season (7/1999)
Removing lobsters from traps (6/1999)
Care in taking lobsters from traps (5/1999)
Care tips for egg-bearing females (4/1999)

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