Pandemic Will Scrap Chance To Study Imperiled Maine Shrimp

ASSOCIATED PRESS • August 6, 2020

The federal government is canceling a research survey about New England's imperiled shrimp fishery due to challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Maine shrimp fishery has been shut down for several years because of concerns such as poor survival of young. Scientists say environmental conditions in the Gulf of Maine have put the future of the fishery at risk. NOAA said it's also canceling a handful of other research surveys.