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Vital Gulf phytoplankton survey resumes

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by MLA Staff in Science

A new agreement between NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, England and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, announced in October, will allow a long-running plankton survey in the Gulf of … Continue reading →

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Lobster Research Collaboration Comes to a Close

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Jesica Waller in Science

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Research Collaborative (LRC) convened virtually for its final meeting on November 9, 2020. The LRC began in 2018 when DMR awarded $340,000 from the Lobster Research, Education, and … Continue reading →

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Lobster Stock Assessment Grim for Southern New England

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by MLA Staff in Business & Economics, Science

The 2020 American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment was released in November by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The study, undertaken every five years, presents contrasting results for the two American lobster stock units, with … Continue reading →

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MockLobster, FitBugs May Buoy Profits

Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Science

A project undertaken in 2019 at the University of Maine hopes to maximize the value of Maine’s lobster harvest. Researchers have created a FitBit for lobsters, dubbed the “FitBug,” and a fake lobster made up … Continue reading →

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In The NEWS

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by MLA Staff in Science

Satellites May Help Track Elusive Whales Olivia Pisano, a Ph.D. student in marine biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, has developed technology that would scan satellite imagery and relay the whereabouts of North Atlantic right … Continue reading →

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DMR Joins Massachusetts to track Great White Sharks

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 by DMR Press Release in Science

The Maine Department of Marine Resources will join the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in a research effort that will provide information about the presence of great white … Continue reading →

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Climate Council Seeks Public Input on Strategies to Protect Coastal Communities, Economies

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Science

In June, the Maine Climate Council released 35 draft strategies in six different topic areas for the state’s Climate Action Plan, due to the Legislature in December. The Council is charged with developing a plan … Continue reading →

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Great White Shark Numbers Increase in Atlantic Canada

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Paul Withers, CBC in Science

First published July 8 and reprinted with permission. Climate change, a supply of seals to eat and effective conservation in the United States are all possible explanations for the apparent increase in great white sharks … Continue reading →

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Drifters on the Loose

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Press release in Science

Scientists at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, the University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are trying to determine how warming ocean waters might influence … Continue reading →

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Our Changing Gulf: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Melissa Waterman in Science

Take a look at your coffee cup when you add a teaspoon of milk. The cold milk sinks to the bottom of the cup. Blow across the top of the coffee cup. The top layer … Continue reading →

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