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
Category: ScienceScientists 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
Category: ScienceTake 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
Category: ScienceIn 2019, Maine Sea Grant was awarded a $2 million grant to fund research aimed at understanding physical and chemical changes affecting lobster in the Gulf of Maine as well as a regional lobster extension … Continue reading
Category: ScienceFishermen live by the tides. They know when the high and low tides occur each day. They track the phases of the moon to be ready for the monthly neap and spring tides. The range … Continue reading
Category: ScienceThe image doesn’t properly reflect the beauty of the Gulf of Maine but, for the purposes of this article, think of the Gulf as a great big bathtub. Like a bathtub, the Gulf of Maine … Continue reading
Category: ScienceWhat effect will the multiplying wind power proposals proliferating in New England have on commercial fisheries? The answer appears to be “We don’t really know” to judge by the presentations at the all-day Wind Power … Continue reading
Category: ScienceThe news was heartening at the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) lobster science presentation at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. Lobster settlement is up across the range of the American Lobster Settlement Index (ALSI) area, from … Continue reading
Category: ScienceThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will be conducting hydrographic survey operations on the Mistaken Ground on the Eastern approach to Portland, starting March 3 through the end of March, … Continue reading
Category: ScienceThe Gulf of Maine is growing warmer. From 1982 to 2013, the Gulf warmed by an average of 0.05 degrees F per decade. The rate of that increase in temperature took an upturn in 2004. … Continue reading
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