From postlarvae to lobster: Navigating habitats and monitoring methods
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This was a non-traditional story telling talk for the School of Marine Sciences Graduate Student Symposium.
As a lobster postlarvae settles to the seafloor to when it grows to an adult, it will inhabit various habitats and shift its behavior. At each life stage we use different methods like scuba divers, ventless traps, trawls, and fishermen’s catch to monitor the entire lobster stock.
Authors: Jarrett, R., Brady, D., Steneck, R.
Ph.D. Dissertation Research at the University of Maine