Changes in Gulf of Maine may endanger lucrative fish stocks, experts say

Changes in Gulf of Maine may endanger lucrative fish stocks, experts say

Source: upi

7/8/2022

Credit: National Parks Service

Scientists have known the Gulf of Maine is warming rapidly, but new research suggests it's also getting saltier, more acidic and increasingly stratified -- raising concerns for its fish stocks.

The dramatic shifts in the gulf's biochemistry are raising questions about the future of a region that has historically produced some of the world's richest fish stocks -- from cod to lobsters -- and has built billion-dollar industries around them.