Some tunicates are native to New England, but most of what this research group finds are invasive species. Scientists believe a lack of predators and warmer ocean waters caused by climate change ...

Climate change is warming the oceans off the New England coast and bringing new species of fish. This could bring new opportunities for fishermen. But fishermen and regulators are falling behind.

Mostly, these changes have been bad for New England fisheries, with many habitats vulnerable or in decline and many fish populations shrinking. “We had considered climate change as a large-scale ...