Steneck, Pershing Quoted in AP Article on Gulf of Maine Warming
Bob Steneck, a marine scientist at the University of Maine, and Andrew Pershing, an associate professor in UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences and researcher at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, were interviewed for the Associated Press article, “Gulf of Maine: ‘Poster child’ for global warming.” The warmer water contributed to an overabundance of lobsters in recent years, causing prices to tumble, the article states. Steneck said continued warming could force the crustaceans to move north or die off. Pershing said increased carbon dioxide in the air has contributed to rising temperatures of the oceans. His research shows the Gulf is among the fastest-warming bodies of water, and he cites shifts in the Gulf stream as a possible cause. ABC News, The Washington Post, CBC News and Business Insider carried the AP report.