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2023 Summit Materials

The first ALI Regional Lobster Research and Outreach Summit took place on February 6-7, 2023, in Portland, Maine. This event brought members from the research program, extension network, Regional Steering Committee, and other industry and management sectors together to share progress on ALI-funded work. It also provided an opportunity for research teams to receive feedback from […]

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Collaborative Chats – 2022

Below, please find the recordings of the third season of Maine Sea Grant’s Collaborative Chats webinar series. These webinars highlight collaborative research efforts in the lobster industry. This season features ongoing projects funded through the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative that showcase the diversity and breadth of partners involved with the collaborative network. For more information, please […]

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Collaborative Chats – 2020

Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute hosted a series of webinars focusing on collaborative research efforts in the lobster industry. We discussed what works and what doesn’t, and strategized on how to make collaborative research a priority. Below, please find recordings of our first season […]

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Draft regulations to protect right whales: opportunities to comment

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is currently in the process of developing new regulations to protect the North Atlantic right whale (right whale). The recent court decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. Ross, also known as the “DC Case,” requires NMFS to finalize new regulations by May 31, 2021. If NMFS does not […]

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Collaborative Chats – 2021

Below, please view recordings from the second season of webinars hosted by Maine Sea Grant, the Maine Department of Marine Resources, and the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute. These sessions focused on collaborative research efforts in the lobster industry. The second season highlighted ongoing collaborative research projects, including those funded through the Sea Grant American […]

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Contacts

Media Contact Extension Staff Maine Sea Grant College Program New Hampshire Sea Grant MIT Sea Grant College Program WHOI Sea Grant New York Sea Grant Connecticut Sea Grant Rhode Island Sea Grant Researchers 2022 Cohort 2021 Cohort 2020 Cohort 2019 Cohort Primary Contact Amalia Harrington, PhD Northeast Regional Lobster Extension Project Coordinator Maine Sea Grant […]

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Events

ALI Summit – save the date – February 12-13, 2024! The second Regional Research & Outreach Summit for the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative will take place on Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13, 2024!! We are in the beginning stages of planning this event but envision using this time to bring members from the research […]

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News

  Socioeconomic Shifts storymaps.arcgis.com Predation and pressures: Projects from Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative storymaps.arcgis.com Gaining ground in growth: Projects from Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative storymaps.arcgis.com Learning about larvae and juveniles: Projects from Sea Grant’s American Lobster Initiative storymaps.arcgis.com New findings revealed on how climate change impacts lobster ecology umaine.edu/news Research into American Lobster […]

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Resources

Regional Lobster Research and Outreach Summit Maine Sea Grant hosted the ALI’s first Regional Lobster Research and Outreach Summit in Portland, Maine, from February 6-7, 2023. The event brought the network together to share research updates, receive feedback from partners, and embark on new collaborative research and extension projects. Please click on the links below to […]

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Research Projects

Jump to: 2022 Projects 2021 Projects 2020 Projects 2019 Projects 2022 Projects Integrating and evaluating non-traditional gear technologies to reduce the risk to whales from fixed-gear fisheries Kevin Staples, Maine Department of Marine Resources The purpose of this award is the testing and evaluation of various gear modification technologies aboard commercial vessels, including spring-tag and […]

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