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.
Gulf of Maine
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
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.
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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.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
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.
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Cod fishing season to reopen in Gulf of Maine while regulators consider industry’s future
Cod fishing was once the backbone of the New England economy, but the fishery collapsed after years of overfishing and is vulnerable to environmental changes.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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
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Young whales looking to dine flock to waters off New York City
The whales are essentially ‘playing in traffic’ by feeding so close to busy shipping lanes, where they are drawn by a growing menhaden population.