Bait-subsidized diets and their effects on ovigerous North American lobsters (Homarus americanus)

Biochemical changes throughout early- and middle-stages of embryogenesis in lobsters (Homarus americanus) under different thermal regimes

“…In lobsters it has been postulated that the effect of female size may mean that larger females make a greater contribution towards egg reserves (Attard & Hudon, 1987). However, the added effect of temperature on egg quality may, in some cases override this effect and maternal nutrition may also modulate egg quality (Goldstein & Shields, 2018). The lecithotrophic nature of lobster eggs is determined largely through the sequestering of maternal nutrients throughout the processes of primary and secondary vitellogenesis during oocyte formation, the latter of which is highly dependent on the female’s organic energy reserves (e.g., lipoprotein; Dehn, Aiken & Waddy, 1983).…”

Distribution of lobster larvae, Homarus americanus, and zooplankton prey in the gulf of maine and georges bank stock area

“…It is possible that as water temperatures have warmed, larger areas of thermally suitable habitat have become available, allowing recruitment to spread over a much larger area of seabed(Steneck 2006;Goldstein 2012;Steneck and Wahle 2013), as seen during 2021 sampling at the Rye, NH sites. Warming temperatures are behind the noticeable increases in landings of H. americanus in the eastern Gulf of Maine over the last 20 years.…”