Lobsters

Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko has commented on the effect of abolishing the VAT exemption on lobsters and oysters imported into Russia. The remark is drawing attention as the change affects premium food imports and prices, with discussion focused on how the tax measure will influence the delicacies market.

A fisherman went lobstering for the first time since a recent storm, sharing the outing with viewers. The catch attempt highlights how severe weather disrupts the lobster fishery, forcing boats to stay in port and delaying harvests. Viewers are following along to see how the grounds and the catch held up after the storm passed.

Christian LaMontagne hauled 300 lobster traps after a storm and documented what he caught, drawing hundreds of thousands of views and likes. Viewers are responding to the dramatic aftermath footage and the haul that followed rough seas.

A new essay titled 'What is Codemode' on the lucumr.pocoo.org blog is circulating among programmers, tagged under Programming, WebDevelopment and JavaScript. It introduces or examines a concept called 'Codemode', and developers are sharing and debating the piece on tech communities such as Lobsters. Details of the argument beyond the title are not yet widely summarised.

Authorities have made arrests as part of a crackdown on illegal lobster fishing, with illegally caught lobsters returned alive to the ocean. The enforcement action targets poaching in restricted waters, an ongoing concern for conservation officers and licensed fishers. Details on how many arrests were made or the location of the operation were not immediately available.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal concerning the tracking of lobster boats in Maine, leaving a lower court ruling in place. The case challenged monitoring requirements for the lobster fleet, which are tied to federal efforts to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. Maine lobstermen have long argued such rules impose unfair burdens on their industry.

A discussion thread on the Lobsters community forum asks email self-hosters what software and setups they are using to run their own mail servers. Participants in the self-hosting community are exchanging recommendations and experiences with email server tools, a topic long considered one of the hardest parts of running your own infrastructure due to deliverability and spam-filtering challenges.

Researchers have developed a new index that connects shifts in ocean food webs to the spiny lobster fishery in Bermuda. The tool is intended to help track how changing marine ecosystems affect lobster populations, a key species for the island's fishing industry, and could inform future management of the fishery as ocean conditions continue to change.