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• Is It Time To Catch The Wave Of Rebounding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna?

  New England fishers say it's been decades since they've hauled in so many tuna, and some in the industry are urging higher quotas. But some …

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• What rising sea levels mean for The Gulf of Maine

  Waters in the Gulf of Maine are rising. How will it impact the Maine coast?

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• New trail reveals one of the ‘best spots’ to watch alewives in Maine

  Right now, a rocky pool behind a small waterfall on Mill Brook is thick with alewives.

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  One weekday morning in August, a 19-foot Carolina skiff buzzes into the cove between Martin’s Point and Mackworth Island, just beyond Portland. Kelsey Berger, a …

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• Aquaculture in Maine

  Experts assess the Maine aquaculture outlook for 2017. Guests: Don Perkins, President of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Andrew Lively, with Cooke

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• Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net

  A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod …

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• Consultant sees huge growth potential for Maine aquaculture

  The Hale Group says in a new report that Maine's oyster, scallop and mussel growers could more than quadruple their products' value by 2030.

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• At college campuses, it’s Sustainable Seafood 101 - The Boston Globe

  By engaging college students, campus chefs and seafood marketers hope to create future buyers.

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• Climate change hurting N.E. cod population, study says - The Boston Globe

  The rapid warming of the waters off New England has contributed to the historic collapse of the region’s cod population.

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• Gulf of Maine Research Institute lands $6.5 million NASA grant

  The Portland center will update and expand its climate change education program for Maine schoolchildren.

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