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  • Waves crashing.
    November 17

    It was a hot and stormy 2017, without El Niño

    It may not be a surprise that 2017 has been a year of record-breaking storms and heat.

    Susie Arnold, Ph.D.

    Media

  • Gulls on the coast.
    November 2

    Considering the birds is a balm for troubled mind

    One of the things I love about October and November in the Cranberry Isles is the increase in bird stories. It is migrating season and most people out here keep an eye on the birds...

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Oyster restoration on Mobile Bay in Alabaman.
    November 1

    ​Restoring wild oyster beds, one acre at a time

    An estimated 70 percent of commercial marine fish species in the northeast U.S. live in estuaries…

    Susie Arnold, Ph.D.

    Media

  • Alewives migrating
    November 1

    Estuary Beat: Red tide, Downeast river quality, and alewives

    At the end of September, an unprecendented bloom of the phytoplankton karenia mikimotoi extended from Cape Elizabeth to the New Meadows River.

    Catherine Schmitt

    Media

  • Eastport's rebuilt breakwater shelter fishing boat.
    October 23

    New Eastport breakwater ready to welcome marine activity

    “People were clamoring for it and are happy to have it open.” —Chris Gardner

    Media

  • Hard Goins, a lobster boat moored in the Fox Islands Thoroughfare.
    October 23

    Lobster landings drop, but industry remains optimistic

    Lobster landings fell off significantly this season compared with 2016. But 2016 was a record year, and some fishermen aren’t surprised to see a drop-off. They also believe the resource remains healthy.

    Laurie Schreiber

    Media

  • Students are recognized at an Eastern Maine Skippers program event in Ellsworth.
    October 23

    ​Education out of the classroom, onto the water

    Clearly, he was bright, and probably would go far, equipped with confidence and natural verbal skills…

    Tom Groening

    Media

  • Rockweed landed at a boat yard in Hancock.
    October 23

    ​Compromise possible in rockweed harvesting lawsuit

    We all want the same thing for Maine—robust working waterfronts, resilient coastal communities, and conservation of natural resources…

    Media

  • Cottages at Popham Beach, early 20th century.
    October 23

    Waves of change in Boothbay Harbor, Popham

    The broad sands of Popham Beach have been battered by storms in recent years, diminishing the distance between dunes and the ocean.

    Tom Groening

    Media

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