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Archive for 2008/08


Crazy Mantis Shrimp

This video shows a mantis shrimp swimming around his tank. It’s pretty cool. Take a look!

Live Scallop Swimming

Have you ever seen a live scallop swimming around?

Plastics Suspected to be Cause of Shell Disease

Really Sick Lobster with Shell Disease and missing limbs
The search for what causes a debilitating shell disease affecting lobsters from Long Island Sound to Maine has led one Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) visiting scientist to suspect environmental alkyphenols, formed primarily by the breakdown of hard transparent plastics. Preliminary evidence from the lab of Hans Laufer […]

Thieves Break Into Seafood Restaurant

Robbery Scene
The Ocean View Seafood restaurant was broken into between Sunday night and Monday afternoon. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen, and damages to the seafood eatery were estimated to be nearly $2,000. According to a Lexington Police Department incident report, thieves pried open the side door and office door of the restaurant, damaging […]

Semi Flipps with 30,000 lbs of Seafood

Flipped Semi Truck
Authorities say a semi trailer was heading west bound on I-10 when he lost control at the wheel. The semi rolled, causing 30,000 pounds of seafood to be thrown from the trailer. It happened around 9:15PM near mile marker 233 on I-10 in Jefferson County. Authorities say the driver was disoriented, but did […]

More Warm Water Creatures Found in Lobster Traps

An example of by-catch
Scottish fishermen say they are finding unusual quantities of octopus and other warm-water creatures in their nets and lobster pots. Where once fishermen were lucky to see, let alone catch an octopus, now they are finding up to 300 a time as the creatures invade the creels in search of the same […]

7 Lobster Poachers Busted

Elephant Shot By Poachers
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has made arrests and is laying charges in connection with two alleged incidents in Yarmouth, N.S. harbor of fishing untagged lobster traps and fishing during a closed time. On Friday night, Aug. 8, two people were apprehended in Yarmouth harbor. “One individual was given an appearance […]

Man Steals Lobster While “Feeling Greedy”

Shoplifter Caught in A CVS
An Egg Harbor Township man accused of shoplifting Lobster tails and other assorted products from a ShopRite told police he didn’t steal because he was needy, but simply because he was greedy. Harvey Faulkner, 26, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly shoplifted lobster tails, a bottle of milk and Tupperware containers […]