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Black Sea Bass: Friend or Foe? Crowdfunding to help determine

Marissa McMahan, a lobsterwoman turned scientist, is devoting her dissertation research to documenting the ecological impacts of Black Sea Bass range expansion into the Gulf of Maine. She's turning to crowdfunding to help fund her research.
October 31, 2014

Lobsterwoman turned marine biologist fishes for answers

Northeastern graduate student Marissa McMahan is marshaling her scientific training and her family's connection to the Maine lobster industry to research the black sea bass' northern range expansion due to climate change.
July 21, 2014

Lobsters hide from cod, not the other way around

If you think you are about to become the victim of an attack, police say one way to potentially protect yourself is to hide. In the lobster world, the same goes. Lobsters hide from their predators.
January 02, 2014

Lobsters hide from cod, not the other way around

If you think you are about to become the victim of an attack, police say one way to potentially protect yourself is to hide. In the lobster world, the same goes. Lobsters hide from their predators.
December 20, 2013

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