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The Impacts Of Climate Change On The Gulf Of Maine Northern Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis) Distribution, Reproduction, And Life, Hsiao-Yun Chang Aug 2021

The Impacts Of Climate Change On The Gulf Of Maine Northern Shrimp (Pandalus Borealis) Distribution, Reproduction, And Life, Hsiao-Yun Chang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Gulf of Maine northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) once supported a significant winter fishery for the Gulf of Maine (GOM). Although the shrimp fishery is not comparable to the lobster business, it provided fishermen and many coastal communities jobs and incomes in winters after lobster seasons. However, a moratorium has been put on the shrimp fishery since 2014 due to record low population abundance and perceived recruitment failures. The recruitment failures have been correlated with warming water temperatures over the past decade. The GOM has been recognized as experiencing rapid warming as a result of global climate change. …


Maine-Edna: Sustaining Coastal Ecosystems In Maine And Beyond, Maine Epscor May 2021

Maine-Edna: Sustaining Coastal Ecosystems In Maine And Beyond, Maine Epscor

General University of Maine Publications

Maine Environmental DNA (Maine-eDNA) is a statewide, multi-institutional initiative establishing Maine as a natural leader in environmental monitoring, ecological understanding and sustainability of coastal ecosystems through research, education, and outreach.