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Casco Bay News Roundup: July 3 – July 16

News this week is about invasive plants, lobster prices, eelgrass, climate change, bees, Peter Lowell (Lakes Environmental Association), clammers, river herring, Maine’s Wildlife Action Plan, and the Presumpscot River Paddle Map. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. July 5 Maine using website to gather … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: June 19 – July 2

News this week is about elvers, shore birds, land conservation, and shellfish. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. June 23 Maine elver fishery rebounded despite weather (Portland Press Herald) June 29 Viewers of bird camera in Maine see eagle steal osprey chicks from nest … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 30 – May 7

News this week is about ocean acidity, smelt populations, ‘ghost fishing gear’, the Nequasset Fish Ladder, and Jeremy Bell from the Nature Conservancy. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 30 Casco Bay study links ocean acidity, declining clam numbers (Bangor Daily News) May … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 30 – May 7

News this week is about lobster, aquaculture, freshwater fish, the health of Casco Bay, piping plovers, ocean acidification, shellfish, and alewives. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 23 Tight Supply Leads to Highest Maine Lobster Prices in Years (MPBN) April 27 Land-based aquaculture … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 10 – April 23

News this week is about eelgrass, carbon, shrimp, a solar project in South Portland, NOAA’s flood information tool, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 10 Restoring eelgrass curbs acidification (Mount Desert Islander) April 13 Maine has a disappearing carbon sink … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 3 – April 9

News this week is about eel passage, elver regulations, climate change, fisheries, and cancer in clams. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 3 Mandated​ eel passage ​worries ​lake fisheries advocates (Lakes Region Weekly) April 4 5 reasons Maine should care about warming Arctic … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: March 27 – April 2

News this week is about the Maine Conservation Corp, shrimp, stream crossings, sea level rise, scallops, piping plovers, puffins, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. March 28 Maine Conservation Corp looking for new members (Fosters Daily Democrat) March 29 Future of … Read more