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Gulf of Maine

Published
January 12, 2022

Gulf of Maine waters warmed to highest fall temperatures on record

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute reports that average sea surface temperatures in the gulf were more than 4 degrees above the long-term average.
Published
December 12, 2021

The oyster savers: The mollusks filter water, protect against storms and taste amazing. Restoring their habitat is a no-brainer

Many stakeholders are participating in a project to restore natural oyster beds to a tidal inlet of the New Meadows River near Phippsburg.
Published
November 12, 2021

Environmentalists can continue with lawsuit to protect whales

The groups want to expand areas and times in which a vessel speed limit applies, make the speed limits mandatory, and apply them to small and large vessels.
Published
October 26, 2021

Maine Voices: New bill addresses anglers’ needs in response to climate impacts

As habitat and fish are affected, legislation will make improvements to the nation’s premier marine fishing law.
Published
August 14, 2021

Maine Voices: As Gulf of Maine continues to warm, adaptability is key for Mainers

With scientific advancements, new industries, good data and some hard work, we should be able to keep our ocean-based economy alive and well.

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Published
July 4, 2021

Can you eat Maine bluefin tuna with a clear conscience?

It's complicated, but here's a hint to tuna lovers: the news is good.
Published
July 4, 2021

Research station rises on Penobscot Bay island

The $1 million facility by the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership will be the first offshore research facility in Penobscot Bay and only the second in the entire Gulf of Maine.
Published
June 22, 2021

New coral protections coming to areas off New England

The move also creates a dedicated habitat research area called the Jordan Basin Dedicated Habitat Research Area south of the Maine coast.
Published
November 16, 2020

Long-running study of tiny, yet vital, plankton to resume in Gulf of Maine

The study is described as critical to understanding how climate change is affecting marine ecosystems.
Published
October 26, 2020

Study finds lobster population healthy off Maine, poor in southern New England

An interstate regulatory group says the American lobster population is in decent shape off of Maine and Canada, but continues to decline in southern New England