Gulf of Maine
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PublishedOctober 1, 2024
Talking ‘Love & Lobsters’ with author Shannon Parker
Are critters and humans so different? It depends on who you ask. As Parker says, just like searching for a cotton candy lobster, whether in a friend or partner, one should wait for that 1 in 100 million catch.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
Record number of breeding puffins recorded on island in Gulf of Maine
Seal Island, off the coast of Rockland, was once home to the area's largest Atlantic puffin colony. Elsewhere, there are reminders that Gulf of Maine seabirds remain highly vulnerable.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2024
Gulf of Maine lobsters are experiencing a housing crisis
While lobster populations have declined recently, decades of growth in the Gulf of Maine have led to changes in the animals' habitat, scientists say.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2024
As the state looks to harness Gulf of Maine winds, a big question looms: How much will utility customers pay?
Talks are picking up between state utility regulators, the Public Advocate and developer of offshore wind as they try to figure out how to price the zero-carbon source of energy.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2024
Intertidal: The journey of the homely alewife
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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
Environmentalists decry attempt to delay shipping rules meant to save endangered whales
The proposed rules would expand protective slow zones off the East Coast and require more ships to slow down.
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PublishedJune 27, 2024
Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus
The state's only aquarium reopened Wednesday and features new exhibits and research about the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedJune 24, 2024
Maine State Aquarium to reopen after 4 years
The state-run museum and learning center in Boothbay Harbor opens Wednesday after $1.1 million in upgrades that include 2 new tanks designed to look like the rocky coasts of Boothbay and Burnt Island.
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PublishedJune 8, 2024
Opinion: Caring for the Gulf of Maine signals deep appreciation
Let's express our profound appreciation of the Gulf of Maine, and our profound concern for its future, on World Oceans Day.
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PublishedJune 5, 2024
A fast-warming Gulf of Maine is rising faster than ever
The gulf is warming 3 times faster than the global average and rising about 2.5 times faster in recent years than it has over the last century, according to the Maine Climate Council.
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