Comments are on recommendations to reduce cod and yellowtail flounder up to 80 percent in the Northeast fisheries. Public comments should be made up to April 15. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130329/NEWS05/303290323 Print
“The 2013 forecast is the sixth annual Gulf of Maine red tide forecast NOAA and WHOI have issued. It is similar to the 2012 prediction, which was also classified as moderate. The other categories are limited and extensive, and refer to how much of the Gulf of Maine coast could be closed due to...
Here’s an interesting meteorological note, thanks to the Bangor Daily News: http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/30/news/massive-storm-spans-atlantic-ocean-coast-to-coast/ Print
At a special meeting of College of the Atlantic’s Board of Trustees in March, the trustees accepted a student proposal to divest the college from all fossil fuel-related investments. The divestment of all stocks goes into effect immediately. “The elation on campus is palpable,” says COA President Darron Collins, PhD. “Without a doubt, our...
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. announced in February that $84,000in federal funding was awarded through the Massachusetts Bays Program (MBP) Research and Planning Grants. Grants will support local initiatives and fund projects to understand the causes of coastal habitat degradation, develop plans to address coastal water...
Extreme weather events are increasing in severity and frequency, and although unusual and severe droughts are occurring in unexpected places, the average precipitation in the Gulf of Maine region has increased by 12 percent over the past century. According to the State of the Gulf of Maine report published by the Gulf of Maine...
