“This dataset is one of the longest continuous ocean temperature records in the world and is a key resource to evaluate rising temperatures in coastal Gulf of Maine waters,” Waller said in an email.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/22/news/midcoast/waters-boothbay-harbor-warming-past-century-maine/

Walt Golet, a marine scientist with the University of Maine and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, said that a strong population of menhaden, now a favorite prey of tuna, has helped the tuna population.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/08/04/opinion/opinion-contributor/700-pound-tuna-maine-casco-bay-bluefin-bonanza/