Category: Environment

Brunswick High School Marine Biology students test our their waders on their first day at the outdoor classroom on Maquoit Bay.

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Brunswick boosts next generation of marine entrepreneurs

KELLI PARK ​Brunswick High School Marine Biology students check green crab traps with their teacher, Andrew McCullough. Story and Photos by Kelli Park  Young marine entrepreneurs in Maine are seeing new opportunities evolve almost as quickly as the changing tides. In Brunswick, the Student Shellfish Initiative is helping some of… SEE MORE
Ocean Approved's kelp lease site off Chebeague Island.

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When kelp met mussel…

By Susie Arnold Without a doubt, aquaculture is a major growth industry in the state. And it is not just about finfish. Shellfish and seaweed farming are on the rise. A recent market study, commissioned by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, found that Maine has the potential to become… SEE MORE
Summer haze over Roque Bluffs State Park.

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Gulf of Maine sees ‘marine heatwave’

The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming ocean ecosystems on the planet, according to scientists at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Over the last 30 years, it has warmed at a rate of 0.06 degrees Celsius per year (0.11 degrees Fahrenheit per year)—more than three times the… SEE MORE
An early fall scene in Casco Bay.

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Drought and our estuaries

By Catherine Schmitt According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, about half of Maine is in abnormally dry conditions, with moderate to severe drought along the entire coastline, affecting approximately 1,089,000 people or about 82 percent of the state's population. This is consistent with the pattern of recent years, when drought emerged… SEE MORE