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PublishedDecember 11, 2018
Building boom, petition drive may make Portland call 6-month timeout on waterfront development
City officials hope to head off a citizen initiative that aims to block new projects while a task force works on addressing the concerns of marine businesses.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
Why some Maine coastal communities are up in arms about aquaculture
In some towns, neighbors are resistant to what marine experts consider a salve for dwindling natural resources.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2018
Whale entanglements exceeded average in 2017, report says
But right whales had fewer entanglements in the Northeast, according to a federal study.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Electronic fishery monitoring gets big boost in Gulf of Maine
A pair of private foundations and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund data collection efforts across the country, including a project to monior the Gulf of Maine's groundfishery.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2018
Sea vessels asked to avoid large group of right whales off Massachusetts
The government is asking mariners to stay away or limit their speed through the area to protect the mammals.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2018
Commercial fishing vessel in distress gets help off midcoast
The Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol escort the boat to Tenants Harbor after it started taking on water.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2018
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.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2018
Maine scallop fishery, a conservation success story, to start for the winter
The harvest hit a 20-year-high last year after bottoming out in the mid-2000s.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2018
Regulators close Maine’s shrimp fishery for next 3 years
Maine fishermen used to catch millions of pounds of shrimp every winter, but the fishery is decimated by warming ocean temperatures.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2018
Panel in Portland set to decide on shrimp fishing season
Things don't look promising for the New England fishery.
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