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Lobster Population Falls Off New England. Regulators Declare Overfishing. [1]

"A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are now being overfished off New England."

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Source: AP [11], 10/31/2025
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"A River Restoration in Oregon Gets Fast Results: The Salmon Swam Right Back" [12]

"The fish had been missing from the headwaters of the Klamath River for more than a century. Just a year after the removal of a final dam, they’ve returned."

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Source: NYTimes [16], 10/30/2025
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Where Appalachian Brook Trout Vanish, Something Human Goes Missing, Too [17]

"As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them."

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Source: Grist [20], 10/27/2025
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Russia Arrests Ukraine Biologist For Backing Curbs On Antarctic Krill Fishing [21]

"A diplomatic row has erupted over the “illegal” detention of one of Ukraine’s scientists, who has been accused by the Kremlin of undermining Russia’s industrial trawling for krill in Antarctica."

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Source: Guardian [27], 10/27/2025
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"Trump Claims ​‘Wind Mills’ Kill Whales But Quietly Torpedoes The Science" [28]

"The Trump administration has repeatedly blamed offshore wind farms for whale deaths, contrary to scientific evidence. Now the administration is quietly abandoning key research programs meant to protect marine mammals living in an increasingly busy ocean."

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Source: Canary Media [29], 10/27/2025
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Stormy Seas: Can The Deadliest Catch Crab Fishery Survive Warming Seas? [30]

"Warmer waters in the Bering Sea caused snow crabs to crash. Now, scientists are racing to predict the future of the lucrative fishery"

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Alaska and Hawaii [31]
Source: Science [32], 10/27/2025
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Scientists Cautiously Optimistic After Right Whale Numbers Grew In 2024 [33]

"The number of North Atlantic right whales ticked up in 2024, according to researchers’ latest estimate of this critically endangered species. Scientists, while cautiously optimistic, said threats including entanglement in fishing gear, climate change and low birth rates still loom over efforts to save the animals from extinction."

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Wildlife [34]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: WBUR [35], 10/22/2025
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"Mystery Heatwave Warms Pacific Ocean To New Record" [36]

"The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists."

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Fish & Fisheries [5]
Water & Oceans [7]
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International [25]
Source: BBC News [37], 10/20/2025
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October 21, 2025

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"Wild Oysters Make a Comeback in Maine" [41]

"After more than a century, these shellfish have reappeared along the Damariscotta River. Their return is a boon — and a warning of climate change."

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Source: Civil Eats [44], 10/15/2025
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