BAR HARBOR — Invasive green crabs killing off clams. Diminishing kelp beds. Decreasing numbers of Atlantic cod, juvenile lobsters and Atlantic herring. All are linchpins of the state’s commercial fishery
“We ve seen that the growth rate of phytoplankton is about a third of what it was 20 years ago,” said William Balch, a senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for
The waters off New England, which are home to rare whales and most of the American lobster fishing industry, logged the second-warmest year on record last year.