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Gulf of Maine

Published
September 15, 2022

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.
Published
August 1, 2022

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.
Published
July 28, 2022

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.
Published
May 19, 2022

Maine Voices: Make sure that offshore wind is built responsibly

Federal officials should do a full environmental review and weigh stakeholders’ input before choosing areas for offshore development.
Published
April 1, 2022

Are the whales leaving? Gulf of Maine research raises questions about new lobstering rules

The endangered North Atlantic right whale's preferred food source is moving north, out of Maine waters. Lobstermen say the change warrants a second look at new fishing restrictions set to take effect May 1.

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Published
March 28, 2022

2021 was the Gulf of Maine’s warmest year on record, scientists report

Average sea surface temperatures were 4.2 degrees above the long-term averages from before 2012, when ocean 'heat waves' became commonplace, continuing changes in the gulf ecosystem.
Published
March 25, 2022

U.S. ready to auction wind energy rights off Carolinas coast

Sixteen bidders have been found eligible and they can buy either or both sites.
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.