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
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NASA tracks Tropical Depression Toraji in the Gulf of Thailand
Visible from NASA's Terra satellite revealed the extent of Tropical Depression Toraji as it continued moving through the Gulf of Thailand and affecting southern Thailand and Malaysia.
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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What does a persistent bloom of algae indicate about the health of the planet?
While the harmful algae known as red tide have historically been common in warm waters like those of the Gulf of Mexico, the troublesome blooms are no longer seasonal. The algae kill marine animals and make life miserable ...
Environment
Nov 19, 2018
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Hurricanes and water wars threaten the Gulf Coast's new high-end oyster industry
For Cainnon Gregg, 2018 started out as a great year. After leaving his job as an installation artist to become a full-time oyster farmer in Wakulla County, Florida in 2017, Gregg began raising small oysters in baskets or ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2018
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Tropical storm Michael upgraded to hurricane in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical storm Michael strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, meteorologists said.
Environment
Oct 8, 2018
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What's the value of lost recreation days from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
In 2015, BP reached an $18.7 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and five states, stemming from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Leading up to that settlement, a team of researchers conducted the ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2018
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Large-scale shift causing lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence has warmed and lost oxygen faster than almost anywhere else in the global oceans. The broad, biologically rich waterway in Eastern Canada drains North America's Great Lakes and is popular with fishing ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2018
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Florence is for the birds—and that's both good and bad
As Hurricane Florence tracks toward the East Coast with predicted windspeeds up to 150 mph when it makes landfall Thursday, storm prognosticators are busy trying to forecast its effects for local residents. But one William ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2018
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Hurricane warnings as US Gulf Coast braces for Gordon
Tropical Storm Gordon gained strength as it moved steadily toward the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, on track to make landfall just east of New Orleans with hurricane force winds.
Environment
Sep 4, 2018
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Crews rescue 2 distressed pygmy killer whales in Florida
Biologists are working to help two pygmy killer whales that had been found distressed in shallow waters on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Plants & Animals
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