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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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• 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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  Gulf of Maine Research Institute

  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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