Dr. David Fields Bigelow Laboratory Increasing concentrations of marine plastics and microplastics have been documented in the Gulf of Maine, due to an array of plastic pollution sources. Marine plastics and microplastics are known to be ingested by marine invertebrate species, including lobster, a commercially important species in Maine. Previous research on other invertebrate larvae … Continue reading DV-19-06 Effects of microplastic fibers presence and ingestion on American lobster larvae