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Caroline Losneck

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Caroline Losneck is an independent radio producer, filmmaker and documentarian living in Portland, Maine.

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The Gulf of Maine is home to an expanding seaweed fishery. University of New Hampshire photo.

Sea greens aquaculture continues to grow in the Northeast

Cyrus Sleep. Jai Williams photo.

Who we are: Cyrus Sleeper

Jim Balano.

Who we are: Jim Balano

Northern shrimp are hauled aboard a Gulf of Maine shrimp boat in 2008. NOAA photo.
Northern shrimp are hauled aboard a Gulf of Maine shrimp boat in 2008. NOAA photo.

Maine shrimp program showing good returns so far

Scup. NOAA photo.
Scup. NOAA photo.

Mid-Atlantic council considers changes for underfished scup

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