A Booming Bloom Returns to the Gulf of Maine

A type of phytoplankton called coccolithophores, less common in waters off New England since around 2010, made an impressive appearance in summer 2025.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 25, 2025
Data acquired June 21, 2025

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PACE