first published in Landings, February, 2020 The Gulf of Maine is growing warmer. From 1982 to 2013, the Gulf warmed by an average of 0.05o F. per decade. The rate of that increase in temperature … Continue reading
Category: ScienceFirst published in Landings, January, 2020 Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans will hold a gear innovation summit on February 11 and 12, 2020, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to DFO, reducing gear interactions with … Continue reading
Category: ScienceManomet Inc., an environmental organization based in Massachusetts with an office in Brunswick, is working on a pilot project in Maine that may lead to the introduction of quahogs as a new aquaculture species. Quahogs … Continue reading
Category: ScienceIn September the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) initiated a framework action to amend its Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan in order to protect spawning herring offshore in Herring Management Areas 1B, 2 and … Continue reading
Category: Bait, Management, ScienceLobstermen may see a decline in their lobster landings in the near future, according to a study published in the journal Ecological Applications in October. The lead author of the paper, titled “The cresting wave: … Continue reading
Category: Management, ScienceWhen you think about Maine aquaculture, you probably think about salmon, shellfish or seaweed. Interest in these species certainly continues to grow, but that’s not the whole story. Among Maine aquaculturists there are a few … Continue reading
Category: Management, People, ScienceThe Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) met in April 2019 and recommended new regulatory measures for the lobster fishery in the Northeast. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) set a target to reduce … Continue reading
Category: ScienceHow to keep a lobster healthy has been a riddle plaguing Maine’s lobster fishery forever. According to many lobster dealers, between 3% and 7% of all lobsters harvested in Maine waters die before they reach … Continue reading
Category: ScienceThe State of the Science will take place on June 17 and 18 at the University of Maine in Machias to discuss ecosystem-based fisheries management in eastern Maine, bringing together experts from local governments, fishing, … Continue reading
Category: ScienceScientists have established firm links between the warming of deep waters in the Gulf of Maine and the reduction of food for the North Atlantic right whale, the world’s second-most endangered marine mammal. The researchers, … Continue reading
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