The agency is looking at making changes to buoy placements throughout New England as part of a plan to modernize its system.
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Distemper virus appears to be the culprit in seal deaths
An ongoing mass die-off of seals along the New England coast has been linked to an outbreak of a distemper virus. Almost 1,000 stranded seals have been reported along the coastline in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts since July. As of last week, three-quarters of the seals were dead, according to figures from the National […]
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Decades of chemical pollution suspected in Maine’s seal die-off
As the number of dead and stranded seals washing up on southern Maine beaches rises by the day, researchers are linking the sudden die-off to decades of chemical pollution that made the seal population vulnerable to toxins and disease. “We don’t think there is any possibility that these animals are biologically healthy,” said Susan Shaw, […]
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Over 30 dead harbor seals wash ashore in Maine in 2 days
Marine mammal experts are at a loss to explain why a large number of harbor seals have turned up dead on beaches in southern Maine this summer. The most recent cluster of deaths was reported Monday when the carcasses of 11 harbor seals, mostly pups, were discovered on Bayview and Kinney Shores beaches in Saco. […]
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Storm-battered coastal towns assess damage to homes, businesses, roads
Cities and towns in coastal York County were cleaning up and assessing damage Monday as remnants of a relentless nor’easter pounded the Maine coast for a fourth day. Through the weekend, surging high tides and wind-driven waves tore through rock sea walls, washed away dunes and roads, and damaged dozens of homes and businesses. In […]
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Storm-driven high tides pummel Maine coast for 3rd day
Coastal flooding dogged southern Maine for a third day Sunday as astronomically high tides and the remnants of a powerful nor’easter that knocked out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses to the south of Maine continued to batter the region. Powerful ocean swells tore through rock sea walls and washed away dunes […]
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Maine House unanimously opposes drilling off coast
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to leave Maine out of offshore oil and gas drilling. The Maine House unanimously passed the resolution Thursday. Opponents of offshore drilling in the Legislature say drilling and exploration off Maine’s coast would endanger commercial fishing jobs. The […]