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Using ocean drifters (small buoys carrying GPS units) as a stand-in for microscopic lobster larvae will allow scientists to get a better idea of where those larvae drift during their first weeks living as plankton before they settle to the bottom where they grow to adulthood.

Wells Reserve scientists are studying the swimming abilities of baby lobsters to better understand the consequences of climate change for these important animals.

The Wells Reserve will receive about $250,000 over 2 years to study how warming coastal waters are affecting lobsters in the Gulf of Maine, as part of Sea Grant's American Lobster Initiative.