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Gulf of Maine

Published
September 25, 2016

Maine Voices: Arctic opportunities exist in Maine right now

Establishing relationships with the people who live in the north is more important than new shipping lanes.
Published
August 31, 2016

More fishing gear entanglements jeopardize right whale’s recovery

The journal Frontiers in Marine Science says the number of baby right whales has steeply declined since 2010.
Published
August 23, 2016

Puffin chicks in Gulf of Maine’s largest colony starve to death at record rate

A drop in the food supply this summer, possibly tied to warmer Gulf of Maine waters, leads to the worst survival rate ever tracked on Machias Seal Island.
Published
July 26, 2016

Moratorium sought on supertankers carrying ‘tar sands’ oil in U.S. waters

TransCanada's plan to pipe the heavy crude to Saint John for shipping down the East Coast raises spill concerns in Maine and elsewhere.
Published
July 25, 2016

A new device is helping Maine fishermen avoid protected cod

The Nature Conservancy provides new technology that helps avoid unwanted by-catches of the threatened groundfish species.

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Published
July 13, 2016

Vessel strike blamed for death of whale calf off Cape Cod

The nearly 30-foot long, roughly 10,000-pound whale was found dead on May 5.
Published
July 11, 2016

Advocates insisting on protections for Cashes Ledge waters off Maine

They have twice been told that the section of the gulf is off the table for a federal 'monument' designation, and fishing groups also oppose it.
Published
June 2, 2016

Maine Voices: Fishermen needlessly on the hook for uncertainties of stock estimates

Scientists must hold themselves to the same high standard they demand from the fishing industry.
Published
May 12, 2016

Prime area for Gulf of Maine scalloping to be shut down for nine months

The NOAA orders the closure for the first time since the quota system began after fishermen reach the maximum catch.
Published
May 3, 2016

Red flag for the Gulf of Maine: Water slowly changing color

Researchers find that a rise in darker river runoff has created a yellowish hue that impedes the sunlight needed by phytoplankton critical to the food chain.