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Gulf of Maine

Published
December 11, 2018

NOAA report warns Arctic is in ‘most unprecedented transition in human history’

Tuesday's data sound the alarm on the second-warmest Arctic on record.
Published
December 6, 2018

Gulf of Maine’s 3rd-warmest year on record harms puffins, turtles and kelp

The effects on species that thrive in cold waters provide glimpses of the damage that rising ocean temperatures can do, but the federal and state response remains weak.
Published
November 23, 2018

Changing climate to put further pressure on New England, federal report predicts

It says 'iconic fisheries' in the Northeast, including lobster, face a bleaker future because of rising acidity levels in the ocean.
Published
November 23, 2018

Maine Voices: Toxic algae in Florida offer valuable lessons for protecting Maine waters

Consistent, sound science is needed to manage harmful algal blooms, and monitoring, prediction and education efforts are critical but sorely underfunded.
Published
October 15, 2018

Another death of right whale confirmed off Massachusetts

It's the third death this year for a species whose population is down to 450.

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Published
October 9, 2018

Maine Voices: Reject CMP power line because Hydro-Quebec facilities damage ecosystem

Wintertime discharges from the company's dam reservoirs are warming the Gulf of Maine, starving its fisheries and may be a key factor in the decline of Arctic sea ice.
Published
October 2, 2018

Researcher discovers another great white shark near Old Orchard Beach

The professor who launched Maine's first dedicated white shark study says it's part of a growing body of evidence that the predatory sharks are in the Gulf of Maine.
Published
September 27, 2018

Agencies team up to help public with Maine seal strandings, deaths

The group is helping coastal communities, waterfront property owners and the public respond to seals found stranded or dead.
Published
September 21, 2018

Distemper virus appears to be the culprit in the deaths of hundreds of seals

Harbor seals are particularly susceptible to the virus, which was found in most of the dead seals that were tested.
Published
August 30, 2018

Waters off New England headed for one of the hottest summers in history

An analysis by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute finds that during one 10-day stretch in August the sea surface temperature was nearly 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the long-term average.