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PublishedNovember 2, 2023
House Republicans rebuff move by Golden to block offshore wind in Gulf of Maine lobster area
Golden tried to amend 2024 appropriations legislation for the Department of Interior to bar wind development in what's known as Lobster Management Area 1.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore
The shifting current may cause breakaway areas of warm water that raise temperatures in the Gulf of Maine for months at a time, a study finds.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Feds identify Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2023
Gulf of Maine logged its 8th-hottest summer on record this year
But conditions in the gulf this summer were unusually cool when compared to recent years, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute said.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2023
Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean’s key predators
Sharply warming water temperatures may push large fish such as sharks and tunas farther and farther north.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
Commentary: The Gulf Stream meets the Gulf of Maine. How do we adjust?
A variety of Maine-based organizations are working hard to prepare for the drastic change caused by warming waters.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Massive algae bloom in Gulf of Maine mystifies, worries scientists
Researchers say this kind of algae does not produce harmful toxins, but they worry its eventual die-off could lead to low oxygen levels that have preceded large fish and shellfish kills in other areas.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Commentary: No matter what fossil fuel industry says, time for offshore wind is now
Wind in the Gulf of Maine is a resource we can sustainably farm for a long time to come – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Have you seen a blue crab in Maine? Researchers want to know where
As the ocean temperature warms, more blue crabs are moving into the Gulf of Maine, according to researchers collecting data about the species.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Haddock quotas for fishermen have been drastically cut. What does that mean for haddock eaters?
Probably not what you think.
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