Lobsters on the move

Amelia Havanec • Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h2><p>The southern New England lobster population is in a pinch as warmer waters are forcing the tasty crustaceans to migrate north toward colder waters off Maine, the Associated Press reports today. Climate change is particularly to blame — as it always is — as ocean water temperatures continue to increase in its</p></h2>
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            <p>The southern New England lobster population is in a pinch as warmer waters are forcing the tasty crustaceans to migrate north toward colder waters off Maine, the <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LOBSTERS_MOVING_NORTH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-08-18-11-29-55&ref=avalancheghost.one">Associated Press</a> reports today. Climate change is particularly to blame — as it always is — as ocean water temperatures continue to increase in its 15th year in a row. But northern New England fisheries are going "shell yeah" to the news: Around 250 million adult lobsters were caught this season, marking a new record set since the mid 1990s.</p>
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The southern New England lobster population is in a pinch as warmer waters are forcing the tasty crustaceans to migrate north toward colder waters off Maine, the Associated Press reports today. Climate change is particularly to blame — as it always is — as ocean water temperatures continue to increase in its 15th year in a row. But northern New England fisheries are going "shell yeah" to the news: Around 250 million adult lobsters were caught this season, marking a new record set since the mid 1990s.

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By Amelia Havanec

Amelia Havanec is Crosscut's Science and Tech Fellow. She came to Washington from her home state of Connecticut by way of New York, Florida, California and Michigan in pursuit of the perfect pint. Sh