Robert Jarrett

Robert Jarrett

Marine Ecologist
Ph.D. Candidate

Publications

Evading the trap gauntlet: Evidence for the evolution of behavioral trap avoidance in American lobster

Published in In prep, 2025

Intensive and prolonged fishing can create selective pressure on the structure of the harvested species’ population. The American lobster has been heavily fished with traps… Read more

Recommended citation: Jarrett, R. N., II, Reardon, Kathleen M., Steneck, R. S., & Brady, D. C. (2025). Evading the trap gauntlet: Evidence for the evolution of behavioral trap avoidance in American lobster. In prep.

Shifts in habitat use and demography of American lobsters in coastal Maine over the past quarter century

Published in Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2024

Our study revisited 20 long-term monitored sites at 10 m depth along more than 320 km of the Gulf of Maine. Surprisingly, we recorded fundamental changes in lobster abundance, habitat use… Read more

Recommended citation: Jarrett, R. N., II, Steneck, R. S., Brady, D. C., & Wahle, Richard A. (2024). Shifts in habitat and demography of American lobsters in coastal Maine over the past quarter century. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

2020 Canada-US Lobster Town Meeting: Lobsters without boarders: Forging our futures together

Published in Lobster Institute, 2020

Good decisions come from knowledge. Knowledge grows by sharing observations and experiences. Sustaining a shared resource calls for constructive sharing of information. It is within… Read more

Recommended citation: Stoll, J., Albano, H., Clements, A., Coleman, S., Flye, M., Isherwood, J., Jarrett, R., Leeman, C., Liberman, K., Ober, C., Orminski, N., & Risley, S. (2020). 2020 Canada-US Lobster Town Meeting: Lobsters without boarders: Forging our futures together. (pp. 1–17) [Proceedings Report]. Lobster Institute.