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Decapod crustaceans are the foundation of many economically and culturally important fisheries,and these crustaceans occupy significantecologicalniches in manymarine systems.In the Gulf of Maine,we have used the large decapod crustacean Homarusamericanus (American lobster) to study (1) settlement from pelagic to benthic stage and (2) coupling of ocean circulation and atmospheric forcing to population connectivity and recruitment.