I am writing in response to the AP article, “New fed data show no stopping or slowing of global warming,” published in the Sun Journal on June 5. The statements by Washington’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are likely in response to a controversy taking place right here in the Lewiston area. I have unfiltered temperature […]
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Cod fisheries to close
AUGUSTA — With the Atlantic cod population at an all-time low, federal regulators Monday announced the closure of commercial and recreational cod fishing in parts of the Gulf of Maine. The temporary restrictions also include a 200-pound limit on how much a fishing vessel can catch during a single trip, following several years of no […]
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Rules released to reduce whale entanglement
PORTLAND — Federal officials are releasing new regulations for commercial fishermen designed to reduce the number of whales caught in fishing gear off the Atlantic states. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the regulations Thursday. NOAA officials say the measures focus on reducing the number of vertical lines in areas where whales are the […]
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Whale watchers help save entangled humpback
BAR HARBOR — A group of Bar Harbor whale watchers has taken the Save The Whales slogan to heart. The group of 200 whale watchers helped save a humpback whale that was entangled in fishing gear near the entrance to the Bay of Fundy on June 10. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports the […]
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York lobstermen upset at NOAA over broken traps
YORK — Some southern Maine lobstermen are upset that a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel is inadvertently cutting their fishing lines and traps. NOAA’s ship is working off the York coast to map the depths for new nautical charts. Mike Sinclair, president of the York Lobstermen’s Association, told the paper he estimates NOAA […]
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Penobscot River gets federal ‘Habitat Focus Areas’ designation
PORTLAND — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will focus conservation efforts on the Penobscot River watershed area in Maine and the Choptank River complex in Maryland and Delaware. The agency announced Monday that the two waterways have been designated “Habitat Focus Areas.” The Penobscot is New England’s second largest river and serves […]