UMaine, UNH Study on Beach Bacteria Closure System Focus of Article

Hampton-North Hampton Patch reported the University of Maine and University of New Hampshire were awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation to conduct a three-year study to research how beaches and shellfish beds are closed due to bacteria. The project, known as the New England Sustainability Consortium, is being managed by the EPSCoR programs at UNH and UMaine and aims to strengthen the scientific basis for management of beaches and shellfish harvesting.