The Bath museum hopes that ‘SeaChange’ prompts constructive conversations about the future of the Gulf of Maine.
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Eelgrass meadows rapidly decline as Casco Bay waters warm
Climate change is blamed for contributing to a 54% reduction in Casco Bay’s eelgrass meadows from 2018 to 2022.
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Maine Voices: Another challenge of climate change – registering its urgency while living our lives
It’s a difficult balance but one we must try to achieve, considering that we’re at the most life-threatening moment in history.
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Last year was second warmest on record in Gulf of Maine
The average sea surface temperature in 2022 fell short by less than half a degree of setting a new mark for the hottest year, according to Portland-based researchers.
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Intertidal: Maine Maritime Museum exhibit features underwater mountain range
At a time of year when I’m dreaming about getting under the water but not tough enough to do it for more than a few seconds, I was recently able to take a virtual underwater trip at Bath’s Maine Maritime Museum as a part of a new exhibit there. The exhibit, “SeaChange: Darkness & Light […]
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Maine’s floating offshore wind research project clears significant hurdle
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Thursday that the state’s application for a floating offshore wind power research site can move forward.
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Loss of tiny organisms hurts ocean, fisheries, scientists say
The growing warmth and saltiness of the Gulf of Maine off New England is causing a dramatic decrease in the production of phytoplankton, the tiny plant-like organisms that serve as food for marine life.
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Biden plans to develop floating platforms to expand offshore wind power
The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
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Federal commission considers increasing legal size of lobsters to protect fishery
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will consider new regulations when it meets Tuesday in Virginia.
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Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.