One theme that caught my attention was the ebbs and flows of lobster and how it may effect the lobstermen. In the summer, when the lobsters are closer to the shore, the lobstermen and their traps are in close proximity to each other. While the article did not touch on this too much, the relative lack of space would seem to create a tension between lobstermen. When the lobsters go out to sea and there is more space to set traps, it seems as though the tension between lobstermen would go down. I am interested in learning about lobstermen relationships and how the natural migration of lobsters can create or diffuse social tension in the lobstering communities that litter the Maine coastline. While most of the articles we read were describing everything about the lobstering industry but the lobstermen themselves, learning about the factors that make the industry work illuminated characteristics about the industry that I would have otherwise overlooked. The anecdote about the lobstering law most frequently broken showed the attitude that most lobstermen have towards their work. Taking an oversized male lobster does not help them get ahead economically or put other lobstermen down. This shows that many lobstermen take pride in what they do and have a mutual respect for one another even though they are in direct competition and occupying the same, somewhat small, space.