Climate change is messing with crustaceans in the Gulf of Maine.
“Warming ocean waters due to climate change are forcing American lobster populations to a deeper and more northerly distribution than ever before,” Katie Wagner, a spokesperson for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, told theLuckily, the mass dispersal of Maine lobsters has yet to occur, and lobstermen said that this year’s catch has been quite successful.
To add to those adjustments, the number of lobster predators in the surrounding area has decreased due to overfishing, and lobstermen throw back certain crustaceans in order to allow them to mate and reproduce. All of this has so far contributed to keeping the Gulf of Maine lobster population healthy, at least for the time being.But with the waters warming at a rate of 0.8 degrees Fahrenheit each decade for the past 40 years, it’s not a given that the population will remain robust.
That’s not exactly what you want hear, whether you’re a lobsterman whose livelihood relies on the business or simply a Maine tourist who loves digging into a rich, buttery
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