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Shrimp fishery collapse in the Gulf of Maine idles shrimp boats for 2014

Shrimp Fishery Collapse in Gulf of Maine

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Shrimp moratorium A moratorium for the 2014 shrimp fishing season was announced for the US Northeastern Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery last week as stocks of shrimp for 2012 hit record lows. The last time the shrimp catch was halted was 35 years ago in 1977. “The Northern Shrimp Technical Committee has considered the Gulf of Maine northern shrimp stock…

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Deep Ocean Argo Floats, New Approach Yield New Insights into Ocean Acidification

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Andrew Burger | 0 Comments

Thanks to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and a joint US-Canadian research team, it is now possible for marine scientists to use satellite data from five-foot-tall Argo floats that drift with deep ocean currents to remotely monitor ocean acidity (pH) and the total carbon dioxide (CO2) content of seawater to better understand changes in ocean chemistry.

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