Scientists think they've found the reason for Maine's prized shrimp fishery collapse. They point to longfin squid
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Scientists point to longfin squid for Maine's prized shrimp
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No shrimp today: Maine's waters are warming and it's costing
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Maine's Shrimp Crisis Reveals A Big Climate Change Problem We're
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Scientists think longfin squid are reason for Maine's prized
Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis population collapse linked to
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Fisheries Oceanography, Aquaculture Journal
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Warming seen as reason for squid boom
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The many sided Gulf of Maine shrimp situation –
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