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Long Island Sound Lobster Die-Off The Perfect Storm of Factors Contributing to the Demise of A Major Shell fishing Industry on Long Island
Lobster Background ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Lobsters take 7 years to mature
Limiting Factors Play a Role ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Where do you think scavengers frequently find themselves when they’re scavenging for food in the LIS? What might the problem be if you were a lobster caught here   at the wrong time of the year?
A Changing Habitat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Panic!!!! Spray for Mosquitoes!! Where do you think the sprays in coastal areas ended up?
What does West Nile Virus (WNV) have to do with Lobsters? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Environmental & Economic Implications ,[object Object],[object Object]
What dead lobsters have in common-studies done show. . .  Shell Disease Paramoebas
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Long island sound lobster die off

  • 1. Long Island Sound Lobster Die-Off The Perfect Storm of Factors Contributing to the Demise of A Major Shell fishing Industry on Long Island
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4. Where do you think scavengers frequently find themselves when they’re scavenging for food in the LIS? What might the problem be if you were a lobster caught here  at the wrong time of the year?
  • 5.
  • 6. Panic!!!! Spray for Mosquitoes!! Where do you think the sprays in coastal areas ended up?
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9. What dead lobsters have in common-studies done show. . . Shell Disease Paramoebas
  • 10.