Shell disease in the American lobster, homarus americanus: A synthesis of research from the New England lobster research initiative: Lobster shell disease
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
6-1-2012
Abstract
The goal of this synthesis is to highlight some of the major findings of the New England Lobster Research Initiative (NELRI), provide a context for these findings based on previous research, discuss the potential impacts of this important emerging disease on the dwindling lobster populations in southern New England (SNE), and provide suggestions on avenues for future research. Most of the research funded in this initiative focused on epizootic shell disease (ESD), the emerging syndrome severely impacting lobster populations primarily in coastal waters in Rhode Island, southern Massachusetts, and eastern Long Island Sound (ELIS), but some new information about other forms of shell disease in lobsters is included. We also discuss how these novel findings on lobster shell disease should be used to inform management of lobster populations.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Shellfish Research
Volume
31
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Gomez-Chiarri, Marta, and J. S. Cobb. "Shell disease in the American lobster, homarus americanus: A synthesis of research from the New England lobster research initiative: Lobster shell disease." Journal of Shellfish Research 31, 2 (2012): 583-590. doi: 10.2983/035.031.0219.