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Biddeford

Marine Science Center home to rare yellow lobster

Banana the yellow lobster is being housed at the Marine Science Center
Banana the yellow lobster is being housed at the Marine Science Center

The SWAG视频 is thrilled to introduce Banana the rare yellow lobster.

Banana arrived this week at the Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center (MSC) on the Biddeford Campus. Banana was caught by lobsterman Marley Babb, who kindly donated her to SWAG视频.

鈥淎fter working Wednesday, Marley insisted on driving Banana all the way down from Tenant's Harbor to drop her off,鈥 commented Lindsay Forrette, M.S., lab coordinator and chemical hygiene officer in the School of Marine and Environmental Programs. 鈥淏anana is about a pound to a pound and a half and is settling in nicely here at the MSC.鈥

Babb first contacted the Maine Department of Marine Research (DMR). DMR鈥檚 Jessica Waller asked Markus Frederich, Ph.D., professor of Marine Sciences, whether SWAG视频 might be interested in housing the lobster. Waller and Frederich are working together on a lobster research project.

鈥淪WAG视频 has cultivated strong connections with lobstermen and Maine DMR,鈥 stated Charles Tilburg, Ph.D., director of the School of Marine and Environmental Programs. 鈥淚t was through those connections that Markus learned about Banana and Lindsay was able to coordinate with Marley from there.鈥

The SWAG视频 is sharing an $860,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, and Hood College in Maryland to study the impact that a warming Gulf of Maine is having on lobster larvae and their success in growing to adulthood.

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