ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine — With milder winters sparking a surge in deer ticks, park rangers now duct-tape their ankles while combing the wilds of Acadia, where native flowers are disappearing at alarming rates and invasive species are thriving.

Along the rocky coast of Georgetown, Maine, lobstermen are finding more black sea bass in their traps, spiny intruders that until recently were almost never spotted so far north.

The sea bass, which have a distinctive black stripe visible underwater, have been creeping up the coast from their traditional home in the mid-Atlantic. They could prove to be a lucrative market for local fishermen, but they eat a lot of crustaceans, including baby lobsters.

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