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Maine Lobstermen Use Sensors to Combat Gulf of Maine Warming

4/1/2026

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Bob Hersey Jr., a Maine lobsterman, participates in a citizen-science program using temperature sensors on fishing traps.
Nearly 150 fishermen from Maine to North Carolina provide water-temperature and oxygen data to improve climate models with support from a nonprofit and NOAA.
The initiative helps researchers and fishermen decide where to fish based on this data.
The Gulf of Maine is warming rapidly, impacting wildlife and fishing practices.

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Story summary

Bob Hersey Jr., a Maine lobsterman, participates in a citizen-science program using temperature sensors on fishing traps.
Nearly 150 fishermen from Maine to North Carolina provide water-temperature and oxygen data to improve climate models with support from a nonprofit and NOAA.
The initiative helps researchers and fishermen decide where to fish based on this data.
The Gulf of Maine is warming rapidly, impacting wildlife and fishing practices.