New England shrimp won't be available at all this year
A small amount of New England shrimp has been available to the public despite a fishing shutdown in recent years, but that will not be the case this winter.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2018
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News tagged with gulf of maine
Hi-tech tracking tags expand aquatic animal research opportunities, collaborations
Advances in acoustic and satellite technologies are allowing researchers to track animals large and small across great distances, even in challenging ocean environments, leading to significant new knowledge about the behavior, ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2015
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The rules of the water
This summer an interdisciplinary research team led by Northeastern professor Geoff Trussell will study community organization and connectivity of rocky intertidal habitats throughout the Gulf of Maine. The project is intended ...
Ecology
Jun 08, 2015
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Latest in food-track tech: Swipe a code, meet your fisherman
After eyeing a piece of haddock on the supermarket counter, a customer scans a code and finds out the fish was caught in the waters of Georges Bank and learns the name of the fishing boat—and maybe even sees a picture of ...
Other
May 25, 2015
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Gulf of Maine red tide bloom expected to be similar to past three years
New England's spring and summer red tides will be similar in extent to those of the past three years, according to the 2015 Gulf of Maine red tide seasonal forecast. The forecast is the eighth seasonal Gulf of Maine red tide ...
Environment
May 11, 2015
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Regulators say several critical fish species have rebounded
Several fish stocks from Maine to Florida are rebounding and are no longer subject to overfishing, federal regulators said Thursday.
Ecology
Apr 15, 2015
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Is the tasty blue crab's natural range creeping north?
David Johnson was standing in a salt marsh tidal creek north of Boston, Mass., when he scooped up a blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, 80 miles north of its native range. The northern migration of this commercially important ...
Ecology
Mar 06, 2015
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Warming Gulf of Maine imperils lobster, fish catch
The New England region's famous fish and lobster could one day disappear, and its rocky beaches could become invisible, obscured by constant high waters.
Environment
Sep 03, 2014
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Codfish numbers at key fishery hits all-time low
The level of codfish spawning in one of the most critical fisheries in the Northeast U.S. is at an all-time low.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2014
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Changes in forage fish abundance alter Atlantic cod distribution, affect fishery success
A shift in the prey available to Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine that began nearly a decade ago contributed to the controversy that surrounded the 2011 assessment for this stock. A recent study of how this occurred may ...
Ecology
Jun 25, 2014
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