Stocks of Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) have been steadily declining for the past few decades, according to fisheries management and ecology officials. Now, the species is facing new challenges in the Gulf of Maine, where changing spring wind patterns, warming sea...
Gov. Paul LePage has nominated Patrick Keliher to serve as commissioner of the state Department of Marine Resources. Keliher, of South Gardiner, has been serving as the DMR’s acting commissioner since last July. He had previously served as deputy commissioner and...
A virus similar to one found in birds — but never before in harbor seals — was the cause of five of 162 recent deaths of the animals in New England, according to a press release from the Northeast Regional Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....
An ocean data buoy that had been adrift for 15 days in the Gulf of Maine was recovered approximately 60 miles south of Bar Harbor. On Nov. 20, one of the Northeastern Regional Association of Ocean Observing System’s buoys, known as Buoy M, separated from its mooring...
The first phase of an examination of the potential future of the idle Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal is complete and an accompanying feasibility study has been released. The findings: the terminal is a valuable local and regional asset that should be preserved and used for...
