Why do lobsters come in rare colors? This team of UNE researches wants to find out

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 27, 2024

Why are some lobsters brightly colored instead of the more common mottled brown? Are their colors influenced by water temperature or diet? And what does this mean for the future of the species? Those are the questions Dr. Markus Frederich, a professor of marine sciences at the University of New England, and a team of student researchers will try to answer by decoding these lobsters’ DNA.