Gulf of Maine

Environmentalists are criticizing a decision by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management not to conduct a comprehensive environmental review before designating areas for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine.

The new findings come from a study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Invasive green crabs are originally from Europe, but for years Cambodians in Maine have incorporated them into traditional dishes.

A wide coalition of New England conservation groups is calling on federal regulators for a rigorous review of the potential effects of offshore wind-farms on Gulf of Maine ecosystems and fisheries.

“As unusually warm as 2021 was in a historical context, it's likely to be one of the coolest years we'll experience going forward, especially if we're not able to reduce greenhouse gas emission globally," says the institute's David Reidmiller.

New research shows that ocean environments off New England contain the most diverse array of marine mammals to be found on the entire eastern seaboard.

PORTLAND, Maine - A major fishery off New England will be slowed down considerably in September in an attempt to protect the fish's population. Atlantic…

University of New Hampshire professor and Portland resident Vanessa Levesque says that small municipal decisions can play a significant role in ensuring…

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest report on the oceans, and it's not good. The report also notes a relatively new phenomenon in the oceans: marine heat waves.

In 30 years, the Gulf of Maine will have been transformed by climate change. Its waters will inexorably grow warmer, and the species that flourish there…