You are a lobsterman in the state of Maine making a good living for yourself. Which of the following would you do to remain law abiding and keep the lobster population high?

remove as many large lobsters from the waters as possible to ensure that the younger smaller ones have enough food

keep as many of the “shorts” as possible to remove them from the gene pool

use the V-notching technique to help preserve breeding females

remove the “eggers” from the environment so that they do not contaminate the non-egger population of lobsters

Question

You are a lobsterman in the state of Maine making a good living for yourself. Which of the following would you do to remain law abiding and keep the lobster population high?

 remove as many large lobsters from the waters as possible to ensure that the younger smaller ones have enough food

 keep as many of the “shorts” as possible to remove them from the gene pool

 use the V-notching technique to help preserve breeding females

 remove the “eggers” from the environment so that they do not contaminate the non-egger population of lobsters

blues · Answer

You would V notch breeding females.