{"id":552,"date":"2026-03-19T10:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:30:46","slug":"novel-predatory-threats-to-lobster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/novel-predatory-threats-to-lobster\/","title":{"rendered":"Novel predatory threats to lobster\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Have you seen evidence of cunner eating eggs in your lobster traps?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text (508) 348-9039 or email (cunner.maine@gmail.com) us a picture like in the images below that shows <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">what <\/span>you saw and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">date<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">location <\/span>of where you saw it. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If possible, measure the cunner or take a picture of the fish with a measuring tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This information will help our team document how widespread predator-prey interactions between female egg-bearing lobsters and predatory cunner are happening in the Gulf of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id552_454819-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id552_454819-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id552_454819-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id552_454819-0f > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id552_454819-0f > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-1268x1691.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-Eatinglobstereggs-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobster eggs in a cunner&#8217;s mouth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column552_46f5b6-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column552_46f5b6-81\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-eggsinmouth.png\" alt=\"Cunner with eggs in mouth\" class=\"wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-eggsinmouth.png 363w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-eggsinmouth-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/staudingerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/707\/2026\/03\/Cunner-eggsinmouth-105x96.png 105w, 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