The odds of survival of these juveniles raised in a hatchery are 1,000 times greater than if they had been born in the wild ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A trend of fewer baby lobsters appearing in a key fishing ground off New England appears to be continuing. The baby lobsters settle at the bottom of the ocean, take shelter, and ...

PORTLAND, Maine — New data show the population of baby lobsters off New England is below average, raising concerns about the size of future commercial hauls of the valuable crustaceans as waters warm.

Though in America, lobsters are synonymous with the state of Maine, they actually live in coastal waters all over the world. Like all sea creatures, they are subject to the survival pressures caused ...

A scientist releases a juvenile lobster while doing research in Harpswell in June 2007. A trend of fewer baby lobsters appearing in a key fishing ground off New England appears to be continuing.