The Lobster Newsletter, which began with the Spring 1988 issue, was conceived as a means to foster communication among scientists, managers, fishers, and other parties interested in the biology, ecology, management, and aquaculture of lobsters, be they spiny lobster (Palinuridae), clawed lobster (Nephropidae), or slipper lobster (Scyllaridae). The newsletter contains a variety of articles pertaining to lobsters, including: research news and updates, announcements, book reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, news releases, and amusements, among others.The creators and first editors of The Lobster Newsletter were Dr. J. Stanley Cobb (University of Rhode Island, United States) and Dr. John Pringle (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada). Dr. John Booth (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand) joined the editorial board in 1993. In 1997, Drs. Cobb and Pringle stepped down as editors and were replaced by Dr. Mark Butler (Old Dominion University, United States) and Dr. Peter Lawton (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada). Dr. Roy Melville-Smith (Department of Fisheries, Western Australia) replaced Dr. Lawton in 2007 and Dr. Rick Wahle (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences) has replaced Dr. Butler (2008). In 2011 Dr. Melville-Smith handed the editorial baton to Dr Nick Caputi (Department of Fisheries, Western Australia).
Click the above logo to access all issues of the newsletter and to sign up for notification of new issues. You can also contact either of the two current editors, Rick Wahle or Nick Caputi, if you'd like to submit an article, notice, question, or request for the next issue of the newsletter.
Click the above logo to access all issues of the newsletter and to sign up for notification of new issues. You can also contact either of the two current editors, Rick Wahle or Nick Caputi, if you'd like to submit an article, notice, question, or request for the next issue of the newsletter.
