Rasher Wins Award for Ecological Research Paper, Working Waterfront Reports
The Working Waterfront published a report about Douglas Rasher, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, winning the Mercer Award for publishing an outstanding ecological research paper before the age of 40. He received the award at the 99th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) Aug. 11 in California. Rasher was chosen the recipient of the 2014 Mercer Award for his study on Fiji’s coral reefs that provided insight into management and conservation of coral reefs.