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Maine Sunday Telegram. A Special Reprint from the Pages of the Maine Sunday Telegram. August 28, 1988. 27 pp.

This special reprint from the Maine Sunday Telegram focuses solely on the Gulf of Maine. The report occurred in installments over a four week period and it covers a wide range of topics relating to the Gulf. The first week provides an overview of the problems in the Gulf and explains its diversity. The second week focuses on the problems with fisheries and other resource-related problems. Pollution and its implications are covered in the third week and the fourth week shows the damage uncontrolled pollution has caused in other coastal areas. Some of the articles from the first week are "Troubled Maine Gulf Reaches a Crossroad," "Gulf's Natural Blender Whips Up Meals for Sea Life," and "Gulf of Maine Breeds Abundant and Diverse Life." In the second week edition, articles include "Fish Decline Threatens to Swamp the Gulf Fleet," "US, Canada Clash Over Conservation and Both Fail," as well as "Lobster Population Drop Feared." The third week features articles such as "Pollution Muddies Gulf of Maine Waters," "People Moving to Coast Dump More Polution on Marine Life," and "Tiny Plants Act like Acid factories in Gulf." Articles from the fourth week include "Death in the North Sea Sends Alarm Across Ocean," and "Ocean Leaves Warning on Jersey Shore."

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