![Robert F. Bukaty FILE - Lobster fishermen work at sunrise, Sept. 8, 2022, off Kennebunkport, Maine. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6d6b59bcb15943eb95c06461936081d2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Lobster fishermen work at sunrise, Sept. 8, 2022, off Kennebunkport, Maine. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
![Robert F. Bukaty FILE - A pair of North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface of Cape Cod Bay, March 27, 2023, in Massachusetts. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f90b9100e3fb4694a78d367bec3cf3f1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A pair of North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface of Cape Cod Bay, March 27, 2023, in Massachusetts. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, NOAA permit # 21371)
![Robert F. Bukaty FILE-A school of baitfish swims off the coast of Biddeford, Maine, Sept. 3, 2018. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/90a682f2d3774a14af3e3cf666ae5a0a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE-A school of baitfish swims off the coast of Biddeford, Maine, Sept. 3, 2018. A report issued April 2024 from the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute stated that the Gulf of Maine experienced its fifth warmest year on record last year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)