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A Nantucket nonprofit is launching a pilot project for eelgrass-friendly boat moorings and they hope to entice a couple dozen boat owners to take part.

Have you ever eaten moon snails? Or neon flying squid? Chances are the answer is no. But some local scientists are hoping that might change.

Scallop populations remain strong off the coast of Massachusetts despite an overall drop this year across the Eastern Seaboard, according to a release from the New England Fishery Management Council.

In a new experiment, scientists working at the Mass Maritime Academy in Bourne are finding that ocean acidification may have a profound effect on juvenile…