Maine EPSCoR’s latest newsletter is now available
Learn about some of the newest and most impactful NSF EPSCoR-funded research and outreach taking place in the state of Maine.
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Working with Salmon Farmers
Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer SEANET researchers hope to make sea lice infestations a thing of the past One of the biggest challenges faced by the Maine salmon industry comes in the form of a tiny creature. Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are one species of sea lice, which are parasites that infest both Pacific […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Marcella Silver, ME EPSCoR Writer & Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Creating a Legacy of Solving ‘Wicked Problems’ through Team Science Every day, students and staff pass by a large banner in the entrance to UMaine’s Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions that displays a photograph of the center’s namesake, Senator George J. Mitchell, and […]
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UMaine Team Develops Innovative Lab to Bring Ocean Acidification Experiments Inland
Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer A new risk to marine ecosystems is emerging. Ever-rising levels of carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans cause a rise in water pH, leading to ocean acidification (OA). Researchers nationwide are questioning what the effect on our waters, marine resources and commercial industries will look like. Maine is no […]
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SEANET Researchers Make Connections in Cobscook
Marcella Silver, ME EPSCoR Staff Writer The Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) currently supports the research of more than 30 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers spanning fourteen disciplines. This summer, these research fellows traveled to the Cobscook Community Learning Center (CCLC) in Lubec, Maine for a two-day professional development workshop. The workshop, which was sponsored […]
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New Book Provides Historical Perspective on Maine Aquaculture
Liz Theriault, ME EPSCoR Student Writer ME EPSCoR support helps with 2019 launch Since the 1980s, aquaculture has expanded at an impressive rate in the state of Maine. Maine has a long legacy of aquaculture dating back to the 1800’s, though earlier efforts looked much different from today’s modern farms. While always present in Maine’s […]
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