SEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Kang’s Work
Watch the latest SEANET Spotlight video featuring the work of Bouhee Kang. Kang is trying to find a value added purpose for the invasive green crab. Click here to watch the video.
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SEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Sappati’s Work
The latest SEANET Spotlight video features the work of Praveen Sappati, a Ph.D. candidate in Food Science. Sappati is researching the best methods for drying seaweed. Click here to view the video on our Vimeo site.
Read moreSEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Robichaud’s Work
Our latest SEANET Spotlight video is available and it highlights graduate student researcher Christina Robichaud’s work. Robichaud is studying the effects of aquaculture on property values in Maine. Click here to view the video.
Read moreSEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Coupland’s Work
Our latest SEANET Spotlight video highlights the work of Katie Coupland, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center studying oceanography. Her research focuses on collecting data by using buoy and handheld sensors in the Damariscotta River to collect water samples to better understand the potential for climate impact on aquaculture. By […]
Read moreSEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Quigley’s Work
Our latest SEANET Spotlight video highlights the work of Charlotte Quigley, a PhD student in marine biology. Charlotte is studying alaria (a kelp) and ways to make it more viable with changing temperatures. Watch the video on our Vimeo site.
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Ending trial-and-error aquaculture
UMaine doctoral student seeks to increase industry sustainability Locals and tourists flocking to the coast to eat fresh shellfish may not know about costs and risks that aquaculturists encounter getting the seafood to the table. One of the biggest issues for aquaculture farmers is selecting lease sites without knowing the physics and biology of the […]
Read moreYouth invited to dive into science at Maine Discovery Museum Camp
The Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) has partnered with Maine EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) to deliver a top-notch summer science camp program so children ages 4–12 can dive into aquatic science up to their elbows. Spots are available in the Week 5 camps, which run July 18–22. Underwater Adventures is offered for Level […]
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SEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Gorse’s Work
Our latest SEANET Spotlight highlights the work of Libby Gorse, a PhD student in civil engineering. Libby is studying the the effects aquaculture farms have on the sediment which lies below the farms. View the video on Vimeo.
Read moreSEANET Spotlight Video Highlights Adams’ Work
A new video produced by Maine EPSCoR for the Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) highlights the work of Cheyenne Adams. Click here to view it.
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Summer Student Internship Available for SEANET
The University of Maine’s Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) is seeking a summer student intern to work on projects involving sea vegetable aquaculture in Maine. The internship is for 3 months (12 weeks), from May 18th to August 31st (starting and ending dates can be flexible). Our objective is to ascertain the aquaculture value of an intertidal kelp species, Alaria esculenta. This […]
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