Fishing lines and nets can create hazards for marine mammals. This story describes the disentanglement of seven year old humpback whale of the coast of Chatham, MA. The story has a happy ending – the whale suffered only minor injuries …
Organisms ride debris to the US – Boston.com. As a result of last year’s tsunami, a portion of a large, floating dock made its way from Japan to Newport Oregon carrying with it, a diverse marine fouling community. Unfortunately, the …
Changes imperil Gulf of Maine’s food chain – The Boston Globe. Researchers from Bigelow Labs and USGS documented a five-fold decrease in phytoplankton growth, which may be linked to record levels of rainfall. Increased rainfall contributes to increased sedimentation in …
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The New England Aquarium announced 39 right whale calves were born in this year setting a new record and a great improvement over 2000, when only one calf was reported. Right whales give birth off of Georgia and Florida and …
The Boston Globe reports that the new fishing guidelines issued by NOAA will create economic hardships for the regional fishers, but should provide an opportunity for some of the severely impacted fish stocks to rebound. The number of days that …
The Boston Globe reports that shellfish harvesting will be banned along the Massachusetts coast from the New Hampshire border to the Bourne-Sandwich town line due to the presence of a red tide. The term “red tide” refers to periods of …