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New coastal community resilience paper

Congratulations to Marina Cucuzza, a dual degree graduate student in the Leslie Lab, on her recent publication in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Read more…

New statewide coastal ecosystem project

Maine’s coastal ecosystems, from lakes to rivers, estuaries and nearshore waters, are impacted by numerous stressors, including ocean warming, fisheries declines, and invasive species. This new, statewide project funded by the US National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Program – Maine-eDNA – will advance ecological understanding of coastal systems and build scientific and practical capacity to translate this […]

Melissa, underwater

Masters student Melissa Britsch has gotten a new perspective on Maine’s coast and her research, thanks to UMaine’s Scientific Diving Program. Melissa’s reflection, in UMaine News: “I’m fascinated by the ocean and always have been. I grew up several hours from the coast and loved going to the beach,” says Britsch. “I’m interested in studying […]

Local shellfish project launched

The Leslie Lab at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center invites current and past shellfish license-holders to participate in shellfish surveys in July on Damariscotta tidal flats. These surveys will help inform future stewardship of the shellfish resources managed jointly by the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle. For more information or to volunteer, contact Pellowe at 303.895.7674. […]

New tool for ocean conservation

Together with an international team of conservation scientists, Heather designed a new tool for understanding the state of the science and practice in ocean conservation. Learn more via the links below. Leslie helps design database to assess, guide ocean conservation efforts And from our colleagues at James Cook University, check out this great Conservation Planning […]

Synthesizing & sharing ocean data

Kaitlyn Raffier is a rising senior at the University of Maine. She is completing a Bachelors of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science with a concentration in sustainability, environmental policy and natural resource management and also a Bachelors of Arts in Economics. For her internship at the DMC in Summer 2018, she developed a framework […]

Heather kicks off DMC Summer Seminars

Resilient coastal communities is topic of June 23 seminar

Marine conservation research opportunities – apply now!

Interested in joining a passionate team of marine conservation scientists in Maine? Read more…

Graduate student opportunity

The Leslie Lab is recruiting a graduate student through UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team investigating the human and environmental dimensions of coastal sustainability. The research project centers on select midcoast and downeast Maine fishing communities and will leverage both natural and social science approaches. The successful candidate […]

Kara shares her science at Loreto Bay national park celebration

The waters and islands of Loreto Bay were designated a National Park in 1996, and in 2005, the area became a World Heritage Site. For the 20th Anniversary of Loreto Bay National Park, Loreto held a week-long celebration in July 2016. As part of the festivities, UMaine graduate student Kara Pellowe was invited to give […]