Patrick Whittle, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette - Page 9 of 11

FILE - In this April 23, 2016 file photo, David Goethel sorts cod and haddock while fishing aboard his trawler off the coast of New Hampshire. The federal government is close to enacting new rules about New England ocean habitat that could mean changes for the way it manages the marine environment and fisheries. The new rules would affect the way species such as cod, haddock, flounder, scallops and clams are harvested. The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking comments on the proposal through Dec. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

News

Plan to change New England ocean stewardship up for debate

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressNovember 24, 2017

In this 2008 photo, a coyote stands in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass. Coyotes have lived in the East since the 1930s, and recent genetic tests have shown they are actually a mixture of coyote, wolf and dog. And scientists say they might be getting genetically closer to wolves, helping them become better predators and thrive in urban areas including New York City and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the woods of Maine.

News

Getting more ‘wolflike’ is the key to the future for coyotes

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressNovember 19, 2017

A plate of fire-roasted mussels sits at a restaurant in Freeport, Maine, Oct. 4.

News

Maine mussel harvest lowest in 4 decades

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressOctober 12, 2017

One of the oldest-known Native American birch-bark canoes, dated from the mid-1700s, is displayed at the Pejepscot Museum & Research Center in Brunswick, Maine, Thursday. The society came into the possession of it in 1889. It had spent three decades in a barn before being placed in the museum.

News

1 of oldest Native American birch-bark canoes now on display

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressOctober 5, 2017

In this Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, photo, a lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise off Portland, Maine. Scientists say the Gulf of Maine, which stretches from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia, is warming faster than almost all of Earth's waters. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

News

Summer may be getting longer in waters off NE

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressSeptember 14, 2017

FILE - In this April 10, 2008 file photo, the head of a North Atlantic right whale peers up from the water as another whale passes behind in Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Mass. Federal officials plan to provide more details on their investigation into the recent deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales. The whales are among the rarest marine mammals in the world. Only about 500 right whales exist. At least 13 right whales were found dead this year off New England and Canada. More details on the investigation are to be released Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

News

US, Canada to investigate deaths of endangered whales

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 25, 2017

In this April 10, 2008, file photo, a ballet of three North Atlantic right whale tails break the surface off Provincetown, Mass., in Cape Cod Bay. Marine conservation groups say the endangered North Atlantic right whale is having such a bad year for accidental deaths in 2017 that all the mortality could challenge the species' ability to recover in the future.

News

Accidental deaths threaten right whales

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 16, 2017

In this May 25, 2017, photo, baby eels swim plastic bag after being caught near Brewer, Maine. During springtime eel runs up Maine rivers a the handful of legal eel fishermen search for them at night, armed with nets.

News

Poached eels: US strikes at illegal harvests as value grows

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 7, 2017

The skeleton of a bear’s jaw is shown Thursday in Bangor, Maine. Scientists examine bears’ teeth to learn more about the animals’ health.

News

Researchers find bear teeth plentiful as population booms

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressAugust 7, 2017

FILE - This undated file photo released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows deep-sea spiral coral during a dive on the New England Seamount chain in the North Atlantic Ocean. A federal panel is considering new protections Thursday, June 22, 2017, for deep-sea corals in the Atlantic Ocean that would impact commercial fishing interests off New England. Environmental organizations have come out in support of one of the proposed options, while fishing groups have opposed it, citing a host of regulations they already face. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via AP, File)

News

Panel approves Atlantic coral protections

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJune 23, 2017