You might say that the Atlantic Reference Centre, based at the Huntsman Marine Science Center in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, was a product of the laws of supply and demand. The demand was provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), which each year requires thousands of samples of fish larvae to be counted...
Much of the first comprehensive State of the Gulf of Maine Report was released during the recent 20th anniversary meeting of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment in early June. Each theme paper on a particular topic fits under one of six priority areas of concern in the Gulf, and all...
A team of fishermen and scientists recently resolved an important mystery about essential fish habitat for winter flounder. U.S. federal law mandates that the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) identify and protect essential fish habitat (EFH) for all species that are under the Council’s jurisdiction. That includes knowing the areas where fish spawn...
Ishmael, like educators and youth from communities along the Merrimack River under the aegis of the Gulf of Maine Institute (GOMI), traveled a journey of watery discovery. GOMI will launch a new initiative this summer with the program Up, Down and Under, a regional look at the Merrimack River watershed. In partnership with the US...
British biographer Philip Hoare became entranced by a pod of humpbacks during a boat trip off Provincetown, Massachusetts, in 2001. This first experience of being in the presence of whales recalled for him a childhood zeal for everything cetacean. It also set him on a path to becoming a self-professed “whalehead.”
Many environmental organizations aim to educate the public about important nearby natural resources, but the Coastal Livelihoods Trust also wants students to understand how dependent local residents are on the Bay of Fundy for their living.
