Mount Desert Islander Advances Waller’s Coral Gardens Talk
The Mount Desert Islander reported Rhian Waller, an associate research professor at the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, will speak about coral gardens that were discovered in the Gulf of Maine. Waller was part of a team of researchers that used a remotely controlled submersible vehicle during the summer to find the dense coral gardens in the Schoodic Ridges region of the Gulf. She will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at the Jesup Memorial Library.