The wolffish may not win any beauty contests, but this species plays an important part in the marine ecosystem. Perceived by many people at first as ugly and even downright scary, the wolffish earns its name from its powerful jaws and the mouthful of teeth it uses to crush its prey, including sea urchins,...
Never has a cliché been more apt: the evening of February 25, 2010 was indeed a dark and stormy night as high winds and torrential rains swept across the Gulf of Maine. Gusts of over 65 mph (104 kph) were recorded by data buoys in the Gulf and wave heights reached 30 feet (9...
This June marks the twentieth anniversary of the first Gulf of Maine Council meeting, which was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1990. But the Council’s beginnings originated years before that in the minds of those who imagined a new way of cooperating across traditional boundaries.
New Hampshire fishermen will find a number of outlets this spring at which to dispose of their gear and make a positive impact on the marine environment. Derelict fishing gear bins will be available in three new ports to encourage fishermen to responsibly dispose of derelict fishing gear such as nets, rope and line.
“Throughout the history of our species, the mostly blue planet has kept us alive. It’s time for us to return the favor.” This is the premise Sylvia Earle states in her latest book, The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One. She builds a strong case for improving the way...
In this day and age of green revolution, we are the auditory recipients of buzzwords and environmental vocabulary, one of the most ubiquitous being “carbon” – as in carbon footprint, carbon credits and carbon offsets.
