Podcast: Lobstah! A Seafood, A Lifestyle, An Obsession

Lobster is the iconic seafood of New England, suggesting visions of intrepid fishers battling the elements to harvest nature’s bounty. But since 2000, lobster populations in the Gulf of Maine have exploded, while those south of Cape Cod have collapsed. Both are the results of changes in the ecosystem and downsteam impacts on predation and disease rates, respectively. Lobster traps are responsible for entangling hundreds of northern right whales, but solutions require overcoming economic and social obstacles. Lobster is delicious and healthy seafood but choosing to eat them may involve ecological considerations.