Scientist: Baby lobster count drops off US coast, Canada (Update)
The number of young lobsters is declining in the Gulf of Maine despite years of record-breaking harvests, a University of Maine marine scientist has warned.
The number of young lobsters is declining in the Gulf of Maine despite years of record-breaking harvests, a University of Maine marine scientist has warned.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2017
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For such small and delicate creatures, they can pack mighty painful stings. Known as clinging jellyfish because they attach themselves to seagrasses and seaweeds, Gonionemus is found along coastlines in the Pacific and Atlantic ...
Ecology
Apr 18, 2017
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Endangered North American right whales gave birth last winter to the fewest calves seen off the U.S. coast in 17 years, troubling scientists who say the low births support other evidence that the imperiled species' population ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2017
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Great white sharks are discovering what tourists have known for years: Cape Cod is a great place to spend the summer.
Ecology
Mar 12, 2017
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Towns along Cape Cod and the Islands are looking to shellfish not only as tasty culinary treats, but also for help cleaning up waters degraded by excess nitrogen in the region.
Environment
Feb 7, 2017
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Evolutionary and ecological factors interact to influence the growth and size of fish, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study focuses on Northeast ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2016
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The pregnant manatee rescued off Massachusetts' Cape Cod and released off Florida's Atlantic coast is now in another unusual placeāthe Bahamas.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2016
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Twenty-five stranded sea turtles have been rescued from the chilly waters of Cape Cod.
Ecology
Nov 22, 2016
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A manatee that was rescued off the coast of Cape Cod and later found to be pregnant will be moved from Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium to SeaWorld Orlando.
Ecology
Oct 14, 2016
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European Union ministers have agreed to cuts in Baltic cod catch quotas for next year that fall well short of calls by scientists worried about the stock's eventual collapse.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2016
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