"Scientists worry lobster conservation is faltering" by Patrick Whittle | Associated Press August 04, 2014
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Marine scientists and lobster harvesters in Maine’s largest fishery say some fishermen may be abandoning a key conservation method practiced for nearly 100 years at a time of growing fears that a run of record hauls is coming to an end.
The v-notch percentage decline is dovetailing with other challenges to the fishery’s sustainability, including a worrisome decline in baby lobsters, state officials said. The number of young lobsters found in 2013 was less than half what was found in 2007, according to a University of Maine survey of 11 Gulf of Maine locations.
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I'm sure I could find other past dishes of Globe lobster for you, dear readers, so forgive me for leaving you an empty net. You will have to cast a search for yourself.
