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  • Ducktrap River
    November 17

    Estuary Beat: Fish on the York River, saving Morse River watershed, and Portand's Presumpscot

    Finding fish in the York River

    Catherine Schmitt

    Media

  • Diagram shows how mice program would work
    November 17

    ​Gene ‘editing’ on mice tested in war on ticks

    A potential new tool in the fight against tick-borne diseases is being developed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist and his team, but it, too is not without controversy and it may take a decade before it’s available.

    Stephanie Bouchard

    Media

  • Brian Deese, center, with his sister Heather Deese (left) and mother Patricia Stanton (right).
    November 17

    Obama climate advisor tells Mainers he’s ‘optimistic’

    Despite the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from working to slow climate change, Brian Deese remains optimistic. Deese, who had been President Barack Obama’s senior advisor on climate...

    Tom Groening

    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…

    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

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