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Weather buoys see funding sink
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A system of offshore weather buoys that mariners often consult to
check on ocean conditions seems to be having trouble staying afloat
because of a steep reduction in federal funding.
Officials with Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System, known as
GoMOOS, said Friday that annual federal funding for the program has
been reduced from more than $1 million to about $500,000.
If the monitoring system is not exactly sinking, it certainly is
shrinking, officials said. The buoy network, which provides live
information about weather conditions in the gulf, has only eight
functioning buoy sites, down from ...
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Dynamics of larval fish abundance in Penobscot Bay, Maine.(Statistical Data Included)
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Penobscot Bay YMCA dream becomes reality
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; ...Hills and overlooking Lilly Pond, the Penobscot Bay YMCA is a recreational facility any...that began five years ago, the new Penobscot Bay YMCA became a reality Saturday when...director of YMCA-USA, congratulated the Penobscot Bay YMCA community for building a facility...
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COAST GUARD IS CONDUCTING WATERWAY STUDY OF PENOBSCOT BAY, TRIBUTARIES
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Scholar charts Penobscot Bay history
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Eighteen members join Penobscot Bay Chamber
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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Transcend Services, Inc. signs 3-year outsourcing contract with Penobscot Bay Medical Center.
Business Wire
; ...year outsourcing contract with Penobscot Bay Medical Center to manage the...Information Management function. Penobscot Bay Medical Center, located in...year period which will allow Penobscot Bay Medical Center to successfully...
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Ship Mate New, safer boat helps get pilots aboard tankers and other vessels to guide them up Penobscot Bay
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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Wind-driven red tide closes shellfish beds ; The area affected by the toxin stretches from Cape Cod to Penobscot Bay.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine)
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Penobscot bay pilot boat from Liberty ship. (On the Ways).
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Penobscot Bay; Be part of a 19th-century seagoing family
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