Shell disease in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) is a chronic, progressive condition that manifests as erosive lesions on the exoskeleton. This syndrome is widely attributed to complex ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — In a story May 13 about lobster shell strength, The Associated Press reported erroneously that marine biogeochemist Justin Ries attributed the collapse of the southern New ...

PORTLAND, Maine — A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases unmarketable appears to be creeping northward to ...