Maine Lobster population in decline

Maine marine officials: Lobster population in decline

By Hugh Robert | Special to The Republican
on May 02, 2014 at 3:37 PM

The population of baby lobsters appears to have declined by nearly 50 percent from 2007 levels.PRNewsFoto

The past several years have been kind to lobster lovers. Record catches in Maine and elsewhere in New England have led to low wholesale prices and a resultant profusion of lobster deals in restaurants.
Troubling news this spring, however, from Maine's Department of Marine Resources.
The population of baby lobsters appears to have declined by nearly 50 percent from 2007 levels.
Divers from the University of Maine annually survey the lobster population in the Gulf of Maine, and counts of young lobsters this year are down dramatically. The young lobsters studied take about eight seasons to reach legal size. Continue