New lead biologist for lobster monitoring program
Kathleen Reardon, who has coordinated the state Department of Marine Resources’ lobster monitoring programs for the past 10 years, has been named the lead lobster biologist for the state.
Reardon’s new job entails overseeing the management of the lobster monitoring program and similar research and monitoring for the scallop, urchin, shrimp fisheries as well as large whale research.
The Associated Press reported that Reardon succeeds Carl Wilson, who became director of the Marine Resource Department’s science bureau in February.
Reardon holds a dual master’s degree in marine biology and marine policy from the University of Maine, according to the AP.
The lobster monitoring program, the longest-running study within the Department of Marine Resources, has been collecting statistical information on the commercial landings and natural population of lobsters along the Maine coast for more than 40 years.
In addition to lobster landings statistics, this program has been collecting statistical information on the commercial and natural population of lobsters along the Maine coast for over 40 years. It is responsible for numerous studies pertaining to the lobster industry as well as some information on crabs.
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