‘‘Lobsters have the potential to be a sort of poster child for climate change impact and the impacts of human activity,’’ according to the cochair of the conference this week, sponsored by the University of Maine's Maine Sea Grant program.

The Globe had a preview of the conference this morning:

http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/27/lobster-scientists-gather-formaine-symposium/UV8QnuOx48HYPRWp6nx5MK/story.html

Conference agenda and other info available online:

http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/lobster-symposium/agenda

‘‘Lobsters have the potential to be a sort of poster child for climate change impact and the impacts of human activity,’’ according to the cochair of the conference this week,

If the fishing this past season for lobsters was due to long term climate change, then I suspect the lobster fishery is in for a hard time and, in turn, a whole culture in part of Maine will be under some stress.

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/08/01/business/industry-changes-needed-in-maine-lobstering/

Ed Lawson