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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, a lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise off shore from Portland, Maine. New 2018 data indicates that the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest warming bodies of water in the world, is in the midst of an all-time hot stretch. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

New England Waters Heating Up

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 31, 2018

Coca-Cola Acquires Moxie, Soda Beloved in Maine

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 29, 2018

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 photo, three farmed scallops are seen in various stages of cleaning in Portland, Maine. A group of Maine aquaculture firms are looking to scale up the first serious attempt to farm Atlantic sea scallops in the United States. One of the groups is using Japanese farming equipment including a machine used cleaning the scallops. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Farms Could Boost Atlantic Scallops

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 26, 2018

In this Friday, July 27, 2018, photo, the Ruth & Pat, a herring seine boat, motors out of the fog off the coast of South Portland, Maine. Fishermen and environmentalists are at odds over a suite of changes to American fishing laws. The House passed changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a 42-year-old set of rules designed to protect American fisheries from overharvest. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Changes Possible to U.S. Fishing Laws

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 29, 2018

IIn this Thursday, July 19, 2018 photo, a cooked lobster is served on a picnic table at McLoon's Lobster Shack in Spruce Head, Maine. New England's lobster industry faces big new challenges in selling to Europe and China, but the trouble hasn't yet caused prices to budge much for American consumers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Lobster Prices Strong, Season Picks Up

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 22, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2008, file photo, farm-raised Atlantic salmon move across a conveyor belt as they are brought aboard a harvesting boat near Eastport, Maine. Federal data say the United States imported more seafood in 2017 than at any point in its history, and the nation's trade deficit in the sector is growing. Some of the seafood items that American consumers are especially fond of, including salmon, tuna and shrimp, are heavily dependent on foreign imports to make it to U.S. markets and restaurants. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

U.S. Seafood Imports Hit Record in 2017

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 1, 2018

FILE - In this March 28, 2018, file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. A group of Democratic senators said in an April 25 letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the agency should conduct a review of Canada's right whale conservation standards, and consider prohibitions on some Canadian seafood imports if they are too weak. The right whales number only about 450, with 17 deaths in 2017 and 12 of which were in Canada. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

U.S. Wants Proof Canada Saves Whales

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressMay 5, 2018

More Winter Weather Blasts New England With Snow and Sleet

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressApril 15, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2006, file photo, a 724-pound bull moose with an antler spread of 56 and 1/2 inches is inspected by a hunter at a weigh station in Kokadjo, Maine. Maine hunters might be allowed to harvest more of the state's iconic land mammal this year because of strong survival rates in the northern parts of the state. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Hope Remains for Health of Moose

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressMarch 23, 2018

In a Sept. 15, 2016 photo provided by the University of Maine, Gaetan Pelletier of the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute describes diseased beech problem to members of the University of Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit in a stand of diseased beech in Aroostook, County. The tell-tale signs of beech bark disease are seen in the pock marked bark in this photo. Scientists say beech trees are beginning to dominate Northeastern forests in the era of climate change, and they are susceptible to diseases. (Brian E. Roth/University of Maine via AP)

Climate Change Increases Beech Trees

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressFebruary 25, 2018