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Cape Cod fishing boats add water sensors

Within the next year, some 150 Cape Cod fishing boats will be equipped with sensors to collect vital information about ocean temperatures and water oxygen levels off the northeast coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The information collected will help researchers better understand the changing conditions of the Atlantic Ocean in… SEE MORE
Central Wharf in Portland. FILE PHOTO: JACK SULLIVAN

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Portland’s ‘Big Dig’ gets underway, finally

[caption id="attachment_46664" align="alignnone" width="700"] A dredger loads dredged materials onto a barge near the Maine State Pier. PHOTO: COURTESY ERNO BONEBAKKER[/caption] Work has begun on a long-awaited project to remove hundreds of millions of pounds of contaminated muck from around wharves, marinas, boatyards, and public boat launches in Portland Harbor.… SEE MORE