What is the minimum size a lobster’s carapace must be to be a “keeper”?

A.) 3 1/2” B.) 2”

C.) 3 1/4” D.) bigger than a breadbox

L

C.) 3 1/4 “

F

What body part do you look atto determine the sex of a lobster?

A.) swimmerets B.) antennae

C.) eyeballs D.) tail

L F

A.) swimmerets

What do you do if you catch a femalelobster with eggs?

A.) scramble the eggs B.) notch her tail

C.) check her size D.) keep her

L

B.) notch her tail

F

What is the lobster’s favorite bait?

A.) herring B.) Hershey kisses

C.) cow hide D.) synthetic bait

L

A.) herring

F

What does a lobster do with its shellafter it molts?

A.) eat it B.) date it

C.) bury it D.) sell it on eBay

L

C.) eat it

F

Which is NOT an effect of unusually warmwater temperature on lobsters?

A.) bacteria increases B.) night sweats

C.) growth rate increases D.) disease rates increase

L

B.) night sweats

F

About what percentage of lobsters are exported to Canada?

A.) 25% B.) 100%

C.) 50% of those without green cards

D.) 75%

L

D.) 75%

F

Where do female lobsters carry their eggs?

A.) in their pocketbook B.) on the underside of the abdomen

C.) inside their body D.) under the shell

L

B.) on the underside of the abdomen

F

During the Harpswell study, what factor caused an increased growth rate?

A.) diet B.) Pilates

C.) increased water temp D.) Zumba

L

C.) increased water temp

F

What Mass. based oceanographic institutestudies lobster diseases ?

A.) DMR B.) Bellevue

C.) Bigelow D.) Woods Hole

L

D.) Woods Hole

F

What physical abnormality do“bumper car” diseased lobsters exhibit?

A.) receding hairline B.) blindness

C.) antennae loss D.) distorted shell

L

D.) distorted shell

F

How many Atlantic Coastlobsters are diseased?

A.) a whole bunch B.) 30%

C.) too many to count D.) 2

L

B.) 30%

F

What factor is NOT considered a possible cause of disease in lobster?

A.) bacteria B.) warmer water

C.) industrial runoff D.) kissing

L

D.) kissing

F

What group of lobster is most effected by“bumper car” disease?

A.) egg-bearing male B.) geriatric

C.) egg-bearing female D.) bad drivers

L

C.) egg-bearing female

F

Where is the disease PaV1 most prevalent?

A.) aqua farms B.) locker room

C.) in the parlor with Colonel Mustard

D.) cheap motel

L

A.) aqua farms

F

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