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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#3C4043;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#3C4043;letter-spacing:.15pt"><br>
<span style="background:white">Biology Department Seminar</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Thursday, January 18, 2024 – 12:00 Noon </span><br>
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<b><span style="background:white">Alex Ascher</span></b><br>
<span style="background:white">WHOI Postdoc</span><br>
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<b><span style="background:white">Where Are the Recruits? Lobster Larval Survival in the Gulf of Maine</span></b><br>
<span style="background:white">The Gulf of Maine American lobster fishery has been experiencing a massive boom during the past few decades. A combination of factors has caused brood stock abundance and egg production to soar, and yet there has been no corresponding
increase in larval recruitment. This disconnect in the stock-recruit relationship represents a critical knowledge gap for this economically and ecologically significant species. Understanding the cause of the stock-recruit disconnect is a crucial goal for
continued management of the lobster fishery, as recruitment dynamics play a significant role in population health. Evidence suggests the most likely cause of the disconnect is declining larval survival.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">In this presentation I explore multiple hypotheses related to how larval survival may be changing within the Gulf of Maine; including the possibility of food-limitation and how maternal effects may influence larval success. I
will also discuss the use of a space-for-time analysis in order to gain insight into possible future changes due to continued warming, and how utilizing mixed methodologies can enhance research.</span><br>
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