Shell disease in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) is a chronic, progressive condition that manifests as erosive lesions on the exoskeleton. This syndrome is widely attributed to complex ...

Can powdered lobster shells prevent potato disease? Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating a novel shell-to-spud combination that could connect two cornerstones of Maine’s food system.

Mark Foster sees the black coloring of epizootic shell disease on a weekly basis, checking his eight lobster traps in Portsmouth Harbor. “It’s certainly frequently,” said Foster, who fishes ...