Lawmakers are optimistic bills to implement bipartisan commission’s 2014 recommendations will advance after years of delay.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
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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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.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
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.
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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.
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Highly prized tuna makes a comeback in Atlantic, but higher quotas are controversial
Scientists say the iconic bluefin appears to be slowly recovering, including in the Gulf of Maine, but environmental groups fear increased catch limits could undo years of conservation work.