From the Patriot’s Day storm of 2007, through the New Hampshire-declared state of emergency in 2008, to the mass devastation caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011, the state’s residents are no stranger to power outages. When the power’s out, one of the first things New Hampshire residents want to know is when it’s going...
The Gulf of Maine is unique and as fragile as any other coastal region when climate change begins to affect its environment. As some of those effects become predictable, scientists and environmental managers are working with municipal officials to help mitigate the existing effects on municipal infrastructure and adapt for future changes. In this...
Times Literary Supplement has a review of “The Mortal Ocean,” a history of fishing in the North Atlantic Ocean. http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1232456.ece Print
Maine Public Broadcasting’s radio program Maine Calling is doing a show now on commercial seaweed harvesting. http://www.mpbn.net/OnDemand/AudioOnDemand/MaineCalling/tabid/288/ctl/ViewItem/mid/4857/ItemId/26883/Default.aspx Print
From the Gloucester Times: “NOAA Regional Administrator John Bullard said Thursday fishermen’s testimony he’s heard that the inshore waters are teeming with yellowtail has made him concerned about proposed draconian catch limits for the species of flounder.” http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x1503764525/NOAA-head-explains-stock-stands Print
Tools at NOAA and NERACOOS recording the changes occurring now in the Gulf of Maine. http://freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=24800 Print
