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• Changing climate to put further pressure on New England, federal report predicts

  It says 'iconic fisheries' in the Northeast, including lobster, face a bleaker future because of rising acidity levels in the ocean.

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• An ocean ‘heat wave’ just drove temperatures off Maine to near-record highs

  There are “weird things happening in the Gulf of Maine,” a scientist says.

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• Buckfield teacher receives McCarthy Education Innovation Award

  PORTLAND — The Gulf of Maine Research Institute honored Buckfield Junior-Senior High School teacher Gretchen Kimball with the fifth annual McCarthy Education Innovation Award. GMRI …

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• Climate Change Brought a Lobster Boom. Now It Could Cause a Bust.

  Warming waters in the Gulf of Maine have benefited lobsters and the lobstermen who trap them. But as temperatures rise further, will the industry reach …

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• Demand for underused fish species grows slowly but surely in Maine

  The trend may have something to do with a three-year-old Gulf of Maine Research Institute effort to get restaurants to serve less-traditional catches.

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• Floating the idea of more Maine shellfish, everywhere

  As regional and global markets clamor for cold water shellfish, the state's producers look to expand their market base.

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• Portland, South Portland plan to fight against climate change

  Municipal officials hope to develop plans for each community to reduce carbon footprints and counter the effects of global warming.

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• Research Concludes Maine Conservation Technique Helped Drive Lobster Population Boom

  Lobster conservation techniques pioneered by Maine fishermen helped drive a population boom that's led to record landings this century. That's the

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• South Portland to study aquaculture potential of city-owned pier

  Consultants will survey existing pier facilities on Portland Harbor and assess potential demand from a booming aquaculture industry.

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• Scientist Steve Eayrs knows how to build a better fish trap

  It helps that he got his start as a fisherman.

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