Kelp, a foundation species with a role not unlike that of corals in tropical seas, is vanishing from the coasts of New Hampshire and southern Maine due to the rapid… Read more »
Article Topic: Mayday
Is Maine’s decades-long lobster boom about to end?
I recently reported on a new scientific study that suggests Maine’s lobster boom is about to come to an abrupt end, with landings returning to historic levels over the next… Read more »
Maine poised to finally respond to Gulf of Maine climate threats
With Gov. Paul LePage gone and Democrats in complete control of state government, Maine appears poised to finally confront climate change threats to the state, including the implement of key… Read more »
Gulf of Maine sees 3rd warmest year on record as monitoring programs wither
The Gulf of Maine — already the second fastest warming part of the world’s oceans — just saw the third warmest year on the 37-year long satellite record, with average… Read more »
Speaking on the crisis in the world’s oceans and Gulf of Maine, April 4
It’s been snowed out twice already, but on Wednesday, April 4 I really am going to finally speak about the crisis in the world’s oceans and the Gulf of Maine… Read more »
Speaking on the crisis in the oceans and Gulf of Maine, Portland, Me., Feb. 7
I’ll be speaking about the crisis in the world’s oceans and in the Gulf of Maine on February 7th at the Portland Public Library here in Maine. The talk —… Read more »