One hundred years ago, exploration of the Gulf of Maine involved dabbing lard on the end of a lead weight to collect a bit of bottom sediment. Today, we have much more sophisticated tools to analyze the geological characteristics of the sea floor. According to Walter Barnhardt, Director of the Woods Hole Coastal and...
Even before Hurricane Irene threatened the Northeast, wind has been a huge discussion topic as different states negotiate the tricky path of considering and siting offshore wind projects. But the renamed Minerals Management Service (MMS), now the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), is determined that offshore energy will be done...
Commentary by Robert Hughes Adaptation Coordinator, New Brunswick Climate Change Secretariat, New Brunswick Department of the Environment, Fredericton, NB. Coastal erosion. Storm surges. Torrential rains. Hurricanes. Washouts and inland rivers bursting their banks. “So what?” you may say, “That’s life around here. Inconvenient now and then, but we expect it.” True enough. Severe...
Jody was well-known and highly respected as a limnologist, educator, innovator, and motivator. Starting in his youth as a champion water skier on New Hampshire’s large lakes, to working at marinas fixing boats, to bringing back Kezar Lake from the brink of extreme water quality degradation—lakes were in his blood from early on. His...
Commentary This summer, teams of high school age youth from around the Gulf of Maine learned how to study the environment with an eye to solving problems, practice public speaking skills and make new friends at the Gulf of Maine Institute’s (GOMI) eleventh International Summer Workshop. On July 2, students and their mentors from...
“’Restore the Gulf of Maine’?—I didn’t even know it was in trouble.” In spite of the Gulf of Maine’s reputation as a pristine summer destination, you don’t have to look very hard to see that it suffers from nearly all the same problems that plague the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and other “great waters”...
