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Unraveling the Mystery of Lobster Die-offs in Cape Cod Bay

In the summers of 2019 and 2020, lobstermen working in Cape Cod Bay hauled up their lobster traps to find most of them dead. What caused these unprecedented deaths? With funding from Sea Grant, WHOI Associate Scientist Malcolm Scully and his team developed a model using numerous datasets to unravel this mystery. The culprit, they…

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adaptations

Adaptations & Climate Change This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Woods Hole Sea Grant. Background What types of adaptations do marine mammals have and how are they dealing with climate change? In order to survive in their particular habitat, all animals must have structures and behaviors that enable them to…

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The Introduction of Limited Entry: The New Zealand Rock Lobster Fishery

The Introduction of Limited Entry: The New Zealand Rock Lobster Fishery Annala, J.H. Marine Policy, pp. 103-108, 1983 WHOI-R-83-022 The rock lobster fishery has traditionally been New Zealand’s single most important domestic fishery in terms of the number of vessels and fishermen employed and the value of landings and exports. This paper describes the implementation…

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