NOAA report finds Gulf of Maine warming slowed for now, but ecosystem remains unstable
NOAA scientists said cooling in 2024 and 2025 may be brief, with greenhouse-gas-driven warming and fisheries disruptions likely to return.
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published its annual 'State of the Ecosystem' report for New England, warning that scientists predict water temperatures will warm again this fall and continue rising long-term.
- Around 2012, the region suffered a major marine heatwave; a 2015 study showed the Gulf of Maine was warming faster than 99 percent of the ocean, establishing the baseline for current concerns.
- Maine fishing ports like Stonington and Harpswell remain busy; Michelle Bachman, a senior fishery analyst at the New England Fishery Management Council, called recent cooler temperatures 'kind of a nice reprieve' for marine species.
- Federal government data collection has decreased, prompting NOAA scientists to invite the public to contribute ocean observations. Joseph Caracappa, a research biologist at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, edited the report.
- To ensure industry resilience, Katherine Mills, a senior scientist at the Maine Research Institute, suggests fishermen diversify catches as temperatures continue rising long-term due to greenhouse gas emissions.
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NOAA report finds Gulf of Maine warming slowed for now, but ecosystem remains unstable
Maine’s fishing ports are doing well for now, but climate change is destabilizing the Gulf of Maine, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest “State of the Ecosystem” report for New England waters.
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